Planning your next adventure? At Smarta Healthcare Travel Clinic, we’re here to help you travel smart and stay well. Here’s a quick guide to what you need to know before heading to our top destinations this year – Thailand, Morocco, and Peru! […]
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Chickenpox has been in the news recently following a recommendation by the JCVI to vaccinate children against the virus. Here we answer 6 frequently asked questions about chickenpox, and the chickenpox vaccine. […]
Award-winning digital marketing agency, Receptional, employs 54 digital experts at its office in Bedford. Culture is at the heart of the agency, and the company invests in the wellbeing of their employees through a range of people-centred initiatives. In 2022 the agency achieved a three-year Investor in People accreditation, demonstrating their commitment to the welfare […]
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A US drug company says it has created the first therapy that could slow Alzheimer’s disease, and it is now ready to bring it to market. Currently, there are no drugs that can do this – existing ones only help with symptoms. Biogen says it will soon seek regulatory approval in the US for the “groundbreaking” […]
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Dementia is a form of Alzheimer’s and is usually defined by an ongoing decline of brain functioning. Whether it is expected or comes completely out of the blue, it is likely to have a significant impact on the person who has been diagnosed as well as their family and friends. Each diagnosis is different, but […]
The Electronic Prescription Service [EPS] has now been rolled out across the UK. Since it was announced in 2016, 93% of GP practices have been able to use the technology, saving the NHS valuable cost and resource by reducing the amount of paper used. But, just what is the EPS? And how can it benefit […]
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The Electronic Prescription Service [EPS] is used throughout the UK, with both patients and GPs taking advantage of its convenience. Its implementation has already been a major step for the NHS, where this increasing reliance on technology has proved a resounding success. The good news? There is further change up ahead, where ‘Phase Four’ of […]
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World-renowned chemist Dr Stewart Adams, who helped develop the painkiller ibuprofen has died at the age of 95. He went on to study Pharmacy at the University of Nottingham and a PhD in Pharmacology at Leeds University. In 1952, Dr Adams started work at Boots Pure Drug Company’s research department. In 1961, a patent for […]
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Children should switch off screens an hour before bedtime according to the first expert UK guidance aimed at helping parents prevent smartphones and console use becoming harmful. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) review of screen time harms found evidence of links between increased use and sleep disruption, obesity and mental health issues like anxiety and loneliness. However […]
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A free health check that could spot deadly diseases has been taken by less than half of over-40s, NHS England has warned. The free screening tests for many of Britain’s biggest killers, such as heart problems, kidney disease and Type 2 diabetes. But it has been taken by only a minority of the 15 million people who […]
Kathy Griffin announced on Thursday that her 98-year old mother, Maggie Griffin, has dementia. ‘As heartbreaking as this is, I feel the need to share some important info about my mom Maggie,’ she began in a Twitter thread. ‘I’ve always been honest with you all, but this one is really hard. The pic below, taken in September, […]
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Theresa May is to promise a major expansion of NHS mental healthcare for children and young people in an attempt to tackle the “scandal” of most under-18s not receiving treatment. Health service managers said they hoped the move would end the persistent criticism that only a minority of young people receive help for debilitating conditions such as […]
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Patients are being forced to wait twice as long for an ambulance when their family doctor has called for it, an investigation suggests. GPs said heart attack victims and those with life-threatening conditions such as sepsis had been left for hours despite clear warnings that they needed emergency assistance. Freedom of Information disclosures from 10 […]
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There is little evidence screen use for children is harmful in itself, guidance from leading paediatricians says. Parents should worry less as long as they have gone through a checklist on the effect of screen time on their child, it says. While the guidance avoids setting screen time limits, it recommends not using them in […]
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Smokers and problem drinkers who are admitted to hospital in England will be given help to quit or cut down, to reduce demands on the health service. The measures are part of a long-term plan to be announced over the next few days by NHS England. It said addiction to alcohol and tobacco were two of the […]
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