A disease spread by ticks that can harm the brain has been identified in ticks in the UK for the first time. The PHE says it has confirmed cases of “tick borne encephalitis virus” in ticks from two parts of England;p near Thetford Forest and an area on the Hampshire Dorset border. Despite this, the…
Researchers are saying you should take your blood pressure medicine at bedtime, for the best results. It’s a simple tip that could save lives, they say in the European Heart Journal. The study suggests the pills offer more protection against heart attacks and strokes when taken at bedtime rather than in the morning, and experts…
Babies are at more risk of dying in England… a wealthy first world country. Why is this happening? An analysis of these deaths’ locations has shown it is a direct effect of poverty, which has been responsible for an extra 500 deaths before the age of 1 in recent years. The findings are a warning…
Thousands of patients will have to wait to get their flu jabs after one of the NHS’ main suppliers has warned vaccines could be delayed by two weeks. The delay means people ages 16 to 65,and pregnant women will have to wait for the jab which protects them during the winter. The delay will now…
A migraine drug that has been described as “life changing” by some users will not be made available on the NHS outside of Scotland. Erenumab is one of the most bespoke migraine drugs to be released in decades, and many doctors are describing it as a “huge deal”. But the governing body that approves new…
Health officials have launched an investigation after three babies were born with rare hand deformations in the last four months in Germany. “Between June 2019 and the beginning of September 2019, a total of three children with isolated one-sided malformations were born in the Obstetric Department of St. Mary’s Hospital Buer,” wrote the hospital in…
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