The proportion of people dying in hospices in England has nearly doubled since 1993, but the gap in hospice deaths between people living in the least and most deprived areas appears to be growing, find a new study by the ...
May 19, 2015
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Asthma outcomes still vary widely across England and appear to be influenced by region and affluence despite falling rates of asthma deaths, emergency hospital admissions and prevalence, suggests a study published in the ...
May 14, 2018
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Hospital patients are up to a third more likely to die if they are sent home from hospital at weekends, a major Aston University research has revealed. The study of nearly one million hospital patients admitted to hospital ...
Sep 15, 2015
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A new report has revealed that patients in the north of the country are being prescribed almost four times more opioids to relieve pain than those in the south.
Jan 14, 2019
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More than 31,000 people who have tested positive for coronavirus have now died in Britain, new health ministry figures showed on Friday.
May 8, 2020
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Hospital doctors in England on Friday launched their latest walkout as the government said their strike to demand a 35-percent pay increase served "only to harm patients".
Aug 11, 2023
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The risk of schizophrenia in children associated with younger and older maternal age appears to be partly explained by the genetic association between schizophrenia and age at first birth, according to an article published ...
Mar 23, 2016
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One-third of NHS contracts have been awarded to private sector providers since the Health and Social Care Act came into force, finds an investigation by The BMJ today.
Dec 9, 2014
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Emotional problems in girls aged 11-13 in England increased by 55% between 2009 and 2014, finds new research from UCL and the Anna Freud Centre. On average, this means that a mixed classroom of 30 children today is likely ...
Apr 20, 2015
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U.S. health officials ramped up warnings Thursday about a specialty pharmacy linked to a widening outbreak of a rare kind of meningitis, urging doctors and hospitals not to use any products from the company.
Oct 4, 2012
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