A lack of food, clean water and shelter have worn down hundreds of thousands of traumatized people and, with a health system on its knees, doctors and aid workers say it’s inevitable epidemics will rip through the enclave. CBC | World News
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Rishi Sunak tells striking junior doctors ‘do the right thing’, as NHS waiting list falls
The NHS waiting list has fallen for the first time in almost a year – but people needing emergency care are facing long delays. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Read More »Doctors may have found what caused the ‘white lung’ pneumonia outbreak in China
Research has found 90 percent of infections with mycoplasma pneumoniae bacteria, which is driving up cases in China, are now resistant to common antibiotics. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Read More »Sarah Ferguson admits ‘it’s ok to cry’ as she details moment doctors gave cancer diagnosis
The Duchess of York revealed she had breast cancer in June after being diagnosed following a routine check-up. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
Read More »‘Doctors found tumours in my forehead – surgery left me with a huge hole but I’m alive’
Ido Simyoni, 41, had to undergo the life-saving treatment after tumors growing in his head caused his face to become “very, very swollen.” Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Texas attorney general threatens doctors with prosecution after court rules woman can get emergency abortion
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday threatened to prosecute any doctors involved in providing an emergency abortion to a woman, hours after she won a court order allowing her to obtain one for medical necessity. CBC | World News
Read More »Doctors’ vaccine plea as winter viruses creep up
Leading doctors have urged people to be vaccinated as cases of winter virus increase and add to strains on A&E departments. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed
Read More »Dubai climate talks focus on health as Canadian doctors warn patients already seeing impacts
The evacuation of several hospitals this summer in the Northwest Territories is the latest example of how climate change can impact medical services, says Dr. Courtney Howard, an emergency room physician in Yellowknife. Howard is one of a group of Canadian doctors in Dubai this week at COP28. CBC | World News
Read More »Doctor’s warning after mum catches painful childhood disease from a shopping trolley
Research has suggested the things you can pick up from a shopping trolley are worse than a toilet. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Read More »Doctor’s fury at filling out ‘ridiculous’ NHS form ‘for the tiny minority’
A prominent British physician has hit out at a “ridiculously confusing” NHS form which could put off elderly Brits. Daily Express :: News Feed
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