Vegetarians have 14% lower cancer risk than meat-eaters, study finds
Vegetarians have a 14% lower chance of developing cancer than carnivores, according to a large study that links meat-eating to a heightened risk of the disease.
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February 23, 2022 NHS to treat 25,000 hospital patients at home in ‘virtual wards’
The NHS plans to treat up to 25,000 hospital patients at home in “virtual wards” to help clear the backlog caused by the pandemic, the “living with Covid” plan has revealed.
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February 22, 2022 Remaining COVID restrictions in England will be scrapped on Thursday and free testing to end in April
The legal requirement for people who test positive for coronavirus to self-isolate will be removed from Thursday and free symptomatic and asymptomatic testing will end in England from 1 April, the PM has announced.
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February 21, 2022 UK’s Johnson set to scrap COVID restrictions
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Monday set out plans to scrap coronavirus restrictions as part of a “living with COVID” strategy that aims to achieve a faster exit from the pandemic than other major economies.
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February 20, 2022 Britain to set out plans to scrap COVID self-isolation laws
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends to set out plans next week to remove self-isolation requirements for people infected with COVID-19, his office said on Saturday.
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February 19, 2022 Pfizer jab for young children found to be ineffective against Omicron
Early clinical trial data shows that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine intended to be used in children aged six months to five years old is not effective against the Omicron variant.
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February 14, 2022 Radical action needed to tackle racial health inequality in NHS, says damning report
Radical action is needed urgently to tackle “overwhelming” minority ethnic health inequalities in the NHS, leading experts have said, after a damning study found the “vast” and “widespread” inequity in every aspect of healthcare it reviewed was harming the health of millions of patients.
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February 13, 2022 NHS to pay £42m for management consultants
NHS bosses have approved spending of up to £42 million on management consultants – despite evidence that they make matters worse.
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February 11, 2022 Vaccine passports can be a lever to get more young people jabbed, scientists tell Government
Vaccine passports will do little to stop coronavirus transmission at festivals, but should still be considered anyway to increase uptake in young people, scientists advising the Government have said.
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February 10, 2022 UK ‘past the point’ where Covid jabs for children will make a difference, expert says
The UK is “past the point” where vaccinating healthy children against Covid-19 will make a difference, a leading medical expert has said.
