Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email The NHS app is getting a major upgrade as part of the government’s plans to overhaul the NHS and reduce waitingContinue Reading
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Small diet changes can still lead to weight loss in the long run. Monkey Business Images/ Shutterstock It’s a well-known fact that to lose weight, you either need to eat less or move more. But how many calories do you really need to cut out of your diet each dayContinue Reading
Locked-in syndrome is a rare phenomenon which makes conscious people almost entirely unable to move and communicate. It is estimated there are fewer than 1,000 existing cases in the US, and between 50 and 300 in the UK. In some instances, locked-in syndrome paralyses all muscles. In others, some musclesContinue Reading
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