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Are half of NHS workers obese?
With concerns about the nation's health growing, we find out whether the NHS is setting a good example with its staff. Read
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How many people died "unnecessarily" at Mid Staffs?
Certain politicians and sections of the media have continued to call for the resignation of the NHS Chief Executive, arguing that he ignored the warning signs that meant up to 1,200 people died in Mid Staffordshire hospitals "unnecessarily". But where is this number from? Read
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Has the NHS starved 1,165 patients to death?
With the health service still reeling from the Mid Staffs scandal, should we be worried by the claim in the Sunday Express that the NHS has starved over a thousand patients to death? Read
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Is NHS spending rising or falling?
A riddle The Health Secretary, his Labour shadow and the Chair of the UK Statistics Authority walk into a pub. They start discussing the NHS budget. After ordering a round … Read
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An anatomy of melancholy: is depression one of the world's greatest health challenges?
In an article about the rise in mental health issues among the UK's teenagers, the Times noted that depressive disorders pose an increasing threat to our global health. But are people in poorer countries just as likely to suffer from depression as those living in wealthier nations? Read
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Can breastfeeding save lives?
This week the papers reported that breastfeeding within an hour of birth could save 95 babies per hour, 830,000 a year globally. Are these figures sound? And would they apply to UK children? Read
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Would you have to eat 500 horsemeat burgers a day for it to be harmful?
The horsemeat scandal has certainly polluted our idea of the food chain: from an abattoirs in some unspecified location, straight to our dinner plate. But is horsemeat bad for you? Read
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Are GPs coping with the Government's NHS reforms?
For some time now, at the entrance to one Surrey GP, patients have been confronted with the following notice: "Why is it getting harder to get appointments? Due to a … Read
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Does lung cancer kill more women than breast cancer?
Research revealing that lung cancer deaths have overtaken breast cancer deaths in women seems to have taken aback today's papers. But is this a new phenomenon? And what does the data tell us? Read
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How many people are forced to sell their homes to pay for care?
This week the Government announced that under its reforms nobody would be "forced" to sell their homes to fund their care. According to politicians of all parties and various media reports, each year tens of thousands of people exhaust their assets to pay care home fees. But what's the scale of the problem? Read
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