What? New figures reveal that England is experiencing a concerning surge in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), particularly gonorrhoea and syphilis, following a decline during the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2022, there were a staggering 82,592 cases of gonorrhoea, marking a 50% increase from the previous year. Additionally, syphilis cases rose by 15%, reaching the highest recorded […]
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How much water should I drink a day? To answer this question, you need to know three facts. Bladder volume – the human bladder volume is 300 (200-400) mls – i.e. quite small – a can of coke Frequency of urination – the average adult urinates approximately 6-7 times a day, depending on fluid intake […]
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How long do mammals urinate for? Interestingly, mammals empty their bladders on average for 21 seconds (standard deviation 13 seconds), despite a difference in bladder volume from 0.15 ml (mouse bladder) and 300 ml (human) to 18 L (elephant) and 300 L (blue whale). Oh yes, the blue whale heart is 200 kg. This is […]
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In the NHS Galleri Trial, a multi-cancer blood test has shown real promise. A blood test – called the Galleri test – for more than 50 types of cancer has shown real promise in a major NHS trial. The test correctly revealed two out of every three cancers among 5,000 people who had visited their […]
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How many skilled health professionals in the UK (and your country?) According to the latest WHO data, in the UK, there are 113 skilled health professionals per 10,000 people – doctors, nurses and other. This equates to about 1 in 100 of the population. But this number is no where near the number of all […]
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Are you healthy? – why not take the NHS quiz Health is a hard concept to define. MyHSN likes the World Health Organization’s definition. According to the WHO, Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” To assess your health, why not take […]
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Selena Marie Gomez is an American singer, actress, producer, and businesswoman. She first revealed her Lupus diagnosis in an interview with Billboard in 2015 while explaining why she took an extended break from Hollywood, I was diagnosed with lupus, and I’ve been through chemotherapy. That’s what my break was really about. I could’ve had a […]
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Does cracking knuckles cause arthritis? Lets go through the truth – and the myth – behind the cracking knuckles debate. Cracking your knuckles may aggravate the people around you, but it probably will not raise your risk for arthritis. That’s the conclusion of several studies that compared rates of hand arthritis among habitual knuckle-crackers and […]
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First cases of drug-resistant ringworm (tinea) found in the U.S.A. The two recent New York City infections stemmed from a species of fungus named Trichophyton indotineae. Though infections caused by T. indotineae have been on the rise in South Asia during the last ten years – likely due to the overprescription and misuse of […]
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What is the date today? Don’t know, like many of us? Need to look at your phone? Ok, so let us analyse why don’t you know? Because you don’t need to. But if you do not know the date, what do you know? The day? Who you are, what motivates you? You or the phone? […]
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