Kate Pickles

New bowel cancer shock: Rates in England’s under-50s among highest in the world – amid global explosion of the disease in young people

The number of under-50s with bowel cancer in England is growing at one of the fastest rates in the world, a major study warns. While cases of early onset bowel cancer, defined as those aged 25 to 49, is increasing

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Millions to be denied NHS fat jabs as treatment is limited to just 220,000 – fewer than one in ten patients who meet criteria

By KATE PICKLES, HEALTH EDITOR Published: 19:08 EST, 4 December 2024 | Updated: 19:26 EST, 4 December 2024 Millions of people will be denied the ‘King Kong’ of weight-loss jabs despite the NHS being given the green light to prescribe

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A few minutes of short, sharp exercise such as climbing the stairs or having sex could slash women’s risk of a heart attack by 45%

By KATE PICKLES Published: 19:08 EST, 3 December 2024 | Updated: 19:08 EST, 3 December 2024 Carrying heavy shopping bags or climbing the stairs in short bursts can slash the chances of a heart attack by half in women, a

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Millions of asthma patients could see their lives transformed within three years with a ‘game-changer’ treatment

Millions of asthma patients could see their lives transformed within three years by a ‘game-changing’ new treatment, UK scientists have said. Test studies found that an antibody injection was significantly more effective at stopping attacks than current steroid treatments, given

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