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 Hospitals in England are battling a “tidal wave” of flu as admissions increased by more than two-thirds in seven days, newContinue Reading
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Following the second reading (and parliamentary support) of Labour MP Kim Leadbetter’s terminally ill adults (end of life) bill on November 29, much of the public debate in England and Wales will now shift to questions around safeguards. If the safeguards aren’t considered adequate, the bill is unlikely to passContinue Reading
Alena Prylepa/Shutterstock From Kim Kardashian Barker to Gwyneth Paltrow, wellness celebrities are extolling the benefits of taking bovine colostrum supplements. Social media influencer Sofia Richie Grainge has even launched her own bovine colostrum-laced smoothie. The supplement, they claim, offers a wide range of health benefits, including glowing skin with increasedContinue Reading
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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 Patients in the West Midlands, including some of those suffering heart attacks, are being asked to get themselves to hospital amidContinue Reading
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