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The teeth of people living in care homes in England are being left to rot, dentists say. The warning comes after the Care Quality Commission found that residents did not always have access to dentists and were not getting the support they needed to look after their teeth. Its inspectors visited 100 homes caring for […]
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Team sport players are as good at endurance as long-distance runners and as powerful as bodybuilders – and it is down to their blend of training, a study suggests. The key is to combine strength and endurance training, researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University say. Cycling, running or swimming is recommended for all-round fitness. But climbing […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device The family of a woman who died from motor neurone disease is calling for an end to a disability benefit assessments for the terminally ill. Susan Hill was 63 when she died, 18 months after she was diagnosed. She had applied for personal independence payment (PIP) to pay […]
Scientists hope a new type of medication could boost healthy growth in children born with dwarfism. Sam Short, nine, from south London has been on the treatment for three years as part of an international trial. It is experimental but experts hope the drug can stop some of the medical complications linked to stunted growth. […]
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If you’re the kind of runner who spends all your time pounding busy city pavements, you’ll know that you spend almost as much time moving from side to side as you do running forwards. Avoiding bollards, bins and pedestrians while maintaining your pace requires the agility of a cat and, ideally, a highly stable shoe. […]
NHS patients with lymphoma have for the first time been given a pioneering treatment that genetically reprogrammes their immune system to fight cancer. Mike Simpson, 62, from Durham, says his cancer is now “on the run”. The therapy, called CAR-T, is a “living drug” that is tailor-made for each patient using their body’s own cells […]
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A businessman and philanthropist has donated £4.5m to The Christie cancer hospital in Manchester. The money will support the hospital’s high-energy proton beam therapy (PBT) clinical trial for patients with mouth and throat cancer. Ian Taylor, who was treated for the disease in Switzerland, said he “passionately believes” PBT can help cure such cancers. The […]
When you’re spending almost every waking moment looking after a small child and someone suggests you should use any free time you do have to exercise, your initial reaction might be to start swinging. And that’s fair enough – but allow us to try to convince you with the help of an expert, plus stats […]
A care home where residents had to “bawl and shout” for help has blamed understaffing caused by “Brexit uncertainties” and economic austerity. Mariners Park Care Home in Wallasey has been rated as “Requiring Improvement” by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Inspectors said residents had to wait an hour to be taken to the toilet and […]
Working long hours is linked to an increased risk of stroke, researchers say. Long hours were defined in the French study as more than 10 hours on at least 50 days per year. People who did long hours for more than a decade were at the greatest risk of stroke, they suggest. But the UK’s […]