Image copyright Family photo Image caption Jack Ritchie took his own life seven years after he began gambling at school The NHS is to open its first gambling clinic for children and young people. The National Problem Gambling Clinic will aim to offer support to addicts aged 13 to 25. It is part of an […]
Image copyright Getty Images 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 […]
Image copyright Getty Images 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 […]
Image copyright Jenn Short 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 […]
Media caption‘You have to prove you’re terminally ill – even when there’s medical evidence’ 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 […]
Media captionSome lymphoma patients are being completely cured in a way “never been seen before”. 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, […]
Image copyright Getty Images 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 […]
Image copyright Google Image caption Residents were left waiting to go to the toilet for an hour at Mariners Park Care Home 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 […]
Media captionSome lymphoma patients are being completely cured in a way “never been seen before”. 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, […]
Image copyright Getty Images 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 […]
