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Data on the outcomes of term and either very preterm or very low birth weight births from eight previous studies was compared by researchers from the University of Warwick. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3p3iEYT

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Laura Howes, 27, from South Shields, suffers from back pain so severe it radiates up to her jaw and she permanently has dents in her shoulders from wearing a too small bra. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3fpTTTE

Health data on more than 70,000 children in six European countries including the UK was analysed by a team from the University of Barcelona. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3yJjRsJ

The metabolic health of 24 inactive men who were at risk of type 2 diabetes and given a high-fat diet was studied by experts led from the Australian Catholic University. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3fnsD8d

About 200,000 people in the UK have the mutation, according to the team, with carriers weighing an average 2st 9lbs bigger than average by age 18. What is more, most of the excess timber is fat. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3hYZvGe

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Testing all patients on discharge did not become official policy until mid-April, by which time more than 1,600 care home residents had died and Covid had been in Britain for two-and-a-half months. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2RW4QDk

The MHRA today announced Johnson & Johnson's vaccine meets the expected standards of safety, quality and effectiveness. Health Secretary Matt Hancock hailed the vaccine. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3hZipwx

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Professor David Relman (pictured), a microbiologist at Stanford University, said the theory needs to be investigated by an international consortium of scientists in collaboration with the UN from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/34qwivM

Public Health England analysis shows only 177 out of 5,599 people who caught the mutant strain and presented to A&E had already had both jabs. Almost 3,400 had not yet had their first dose. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3fRosAz

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The medical director of Public Health England Dr Yvonne Doyle said the rate of hospital admission 'remains low' across the country, despite fears around the Indian Covid strain. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3bX0SkR

The Health Secretary admitted he 'desperately' wanted to press ahead with plans to drop the final set of lockdown restrictions next month. But he said ministers would only 'do that if it's safe'. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/34o4msg

Experts at King's College London and health-tech firm ZOE estimate that 2,550 Britons were becoming ill every day on May 23. For comparison, the figure a week before stood at 2,750. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3yJVv2j

Ellie Peacock (pictured) suffered blood clots after getting a jab. Researchers at Goethe-University of Frankfurt say the problem lies in a common cold virus used so the vaccine can enter the body. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wEeRUm

A public health expert told DailuMail.com she believes vaccine lotteries can be effective in getting more Americans immunized against COVID-19, but will eventually hit a 'ceiling.' from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2Tg74hb

A new study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that an ultra-low dose of nanobodies reduced the number of virus particles in the lungs of hamster by a million-fold. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3foFKWC

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday that, through July 7, 10 scholarships will be given out each week to any State University of New York or City University of New York School. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2TjttdI

A new study from the National Institutes of Health found that suicide rates spiked by 30% for black Americans and 16% for Asians/Pacific Islanders from 2014 to 2019. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2TnbjaX

The amount of Americans who tested positive for marijuana increased in 2020 for the fifth straight year, bucking the overall trend of drug test positivity rate decreasing last year among all other drugs. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3fmbprO

Opioid deaths surged in Ontario during the first six months of the pandemic, a new study finds. Researchers found that opioid deaths in the largest province doubled at start of pandemic. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3fkWj5Z

A new study found that patients who previously had mild cases of COVID-19 had detectable antibodies between seven and 11 months after first testing positive for the virus. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wybn66

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The UK has recorded more than 3,000 Covid cases for the first time in a month as fears grow around the spread of the Indian variant. Infections spiked by 18 per cent on last Wednesday's figure. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3vjn5RL

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Boris Johnson's maverick former chief aide claimed he warned No10's original plan was heading for catastrophe, throwing the NHS into chaos with up to 4,000 deaths a day. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3hQjQ0h

Boris Johnson's maverick former chief aide told MPs in a sensational five-hour grilling that the truth was 'quite the opposite' because 'we sent people with Covid back to the care homes'. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3yG5dCD

A weekly update by the Office for National Statistics today showed that 76 per cent of adults in England had signs of immunity either from past infection or a vaccine in the week ending May 3. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3umBRG0

While previous reports of rare blood clots have involved cerebral venous thrombosis - veins in the brain - this is the first time the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has been linked to ischaemic strokes. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wxQt6T

A million people in England aged 30 and 31 will get a text message soon asking them to be inoculated as the vaccine rollout races ahead. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3vlHSEp

Bill, as he was known, made global headlines on so-called V-Day on December 8 when he received the Pfizer jab at the University Hospital Coventry. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3oPiLap

Lifting lockdown on June 21 is 'not inevitable', Adam Kucharski, assistant professor in Infectious Disease Epidemiology at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, has warned. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3yFraSa

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MailOnline's analysis of official figures show daily cases have plateaued in Bolton for the first time in a month following a period of exponential growth of the Indian variant in April and early May. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3oLZiHN

Moderna included almost 4,000 youngsters in its study, with two thirds given the US-made jab. None of the children were hospitalised or died from the virus and no safety concerns were spotted. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/34gRbcU

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New guidance appeared on a Government website on Friday without any formal announcement from ministers. People in hotspots including Bolton and Bedford are being advised to 'stay local'. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3ujlbzk

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned on Monday that no country should assume that it's 'out of the woods', no matter its vaccination rate, as long as the coronavirus and its variants spread elsewhere. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3vi0hBH

Which? has warned that illegal teeth-whitening kits containing dangerously high levels of hydrogen peroxide are 'widely available' on UK online marketplaces, including eBay and Amazon. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3yBaLhP

Sources say there are currently 43 Covid patients in Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, compared to 12 that were receiving care on May 10. Experts fear pressure on the trust will get worse as cases climb. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wsPkO2

Cells in one of the patient's eyes were genetically modified so they responded to pulses of light delivered via a special pair of goggles, experts led from the Sorbonne University explained. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3yz1tCN

Those who suffer with misophonia, a hatred of sounds, may have a abnormal connection between the hearing center of the brain and the motor system, a new study finds. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3fLoqtU

The mini-hearts are the first to beat like that of a human embryo. Dubbed 'cardioid,' the miniature heart is the size of a sesame-seed and has a hollow chamber that beats 60-100 times per minute. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3fi6Bnk

Campylobacter infection, the most common foodborne illness in the Western world, can also be spread through sexual contact, according to researchers from the University of Oklahoma. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/34cANtG

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Adele Hughes, 41, is a mother-of-two from Merseyside who was diagnosed with two types of aggressive skin cancer in 2019 during a routine check with her dermatologist. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3oHQ5A0

DR PHILIPPA KAYE: Yellow discolouration on the tongue is usually due to a build-up of dead skin cells on the papillae - the tiny projections on the surface of the tongue. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3fdi6w8

In trials, sufferers are already being given shots that can shrink tumours and potentially provide lifelong immunity against the disease, experts say. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3oFb6eN

BARNEY CALMAN: The NHS App has, apparently, been knocking around for years, offering a way for patients to book appointments, order repeat prescriptions and view medical records. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3uaDO8l

Currently, the 20 million fully vaccinated Britons are subject to the same inconveniences as everyone else, but some experts say these rules are trailing behind the science. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3fFO6YW

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: While exercise alone is unlikely to lead to weight loss, it's absolutely vital in so many other ways: being active and fit means better health, better mood and even a better sex life. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3f9Iozr

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT Rare condition causes COVID-19 patients tongues to swell so much that they can no longer eat or speak. The causes are currently unknown. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3hLXyMX

'What the CDC did though was sub-optimal and allowed for misimpression that the mask mandates have been lifted,' warned CDC adviser Dr Jeffrey Duchin, in comments critical of new mask rules. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3f7gqnV

Dr. Anthony Fauci said that America could prevent future COVID-19 case surges if at least 70 percent of the adult population get the vaccine. The target is reachable by July 4, he says. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3fzG8R6

A testing program implemented at Utah schools saved over 100,000 days on in-person classroom education according to the CDC. Mask requirements in Georgia worked as well. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3u3ZOC1

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