Kate Pickles

Thousands of people with type 1 diabetes set to receive artificial pancreas in £14.1m NHS rollout – spelling the end of finger-prick blood tests and insulin jabs

The NHS is offering thousands more ‘artificial pancreases’ to type 1 diabetes patients – spelling the end of finger-prick blood tests and insulin jabs for many. Up to 270,000 patients will be able to get the ‘completely lifechanging’ devices to

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Flu killed more than 18,000 people in the last two years, figures show – amid fears that a ‘tripledemic’ of viruses will hit the UK this winter

By Kate Pickles For The Daily Mail Published: 19:00 EDT, 29 September 2024 | Updated: 19:18 EDT, 29 September 2024 Flu killed more than 18,000 people in the last two years, figures have revealed, amid fears a ‘tripledemic’ of viruses will

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Oxford scientists pinpoint best drug for beating migraines – and the prescription pill that’s no better than paracetamol

Some new migraine drugs are no more effective than paracetamol for treating attacks, a major study found. A cheaper class of medication – known as triptans – were found to be the most effective oral treatment in the comprehensive analysis

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NHS maternity scandal: Damning report finds HALF of units are ‘unsafe’ – as campaigners warn ‘countless lives are being forever torn apart’

Failings in NHS maternity services are so ‘widespread’ they risk becoming ‘normalised’, a damning report warns today. As a major review found that dire care is ‘not isolated’ to high-profile scandals like East Kent and Shrewsbury and Telford, where hundreds

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One in three drinkers turning their backs on booze: Brits now raising glasses to ‘alcohol-free’ versions of their favourite tipple

By Kate Pickles Health Editor Published: 18:49 EDT, 25 September 2024 | Updated: 18:50 EDT, 25 September 2024 One in three drinkers is raising a glass to ‘alcohol-free’ versions of their favourite tipple, research suggests. Non-alcoholic spirits, wines and beers

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Heartbreak as breast cancer patients are denied life-extending drug – and their last Christmas with their families

By Kate Pickles Health Editor and Olivia Christie Published: 20:02 EDT, 25 September 2024 | Updated: 20:11 EDT, 25 September 2024 Breast cancer patients refused a life-extending drug are being denied a last Christmas with loved ones, charities warn. Regulator

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