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Tuesday November 21 2023

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Eleanor Hayward

health correspondent, the times

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Eleanor Hayward is health correspondent at The Times. She covers health and medical news, including NHS policy, the Covid pandemic and women's health.

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Measles was effectively wiped out in Britain decades ago, and most doctors working now have never seen a case

Children at risk of measles for first time in decades after fall in jab uptake

Measles has returned as a threat to British children for the first time in decades after a slump in uptake of vaccinations, doctors have said.

Tuesday November 21 2023, 9.10am, The Times

Becky Cox, an NHS doctor, founded Surviving in Scrubs after being assaulted by colleagues

TIMES HEALTH COMMISSION

NHS ‘tolerates sexual violence’ as surgeon likened to Jimmy Savile

Male doctors assault female colleagues on hospital wards due to “systemic and institutional sexual violence” that is “tolerated” within the NHS...

Tuesday November 21 2023, 7.15am, The Times

Three per cent of children in the Canadian study were conceived through fertility treatments such as IVF or artificial insemination

Fertility woes linked to having an autistic child

Rates of autism are higher in children born to parents who struggled with fertility, research shows.

A study of 1.37 million children in Canada...

Tuesday November 21 2023, 12.01am, The Times

NHS waiting lists have risen to a new record high of 7.8 million

One in five take leave while they wait to see a GP

One in three adults have missed work in the past year due to long NHS waiting lists, research shows.

A poll of 2,235 adults commissioned by the...

Monday November 20 2023, 7.30am, The Times

When pooling together all roles in health and social care, male staff are paid 10.2 per cent more than female workers

Female doctors punished under NHS gender pay gap

Female doctors earn less than their male colleagues in the NHS, which has a persistent gender pay gap, research shows.

Women working in medicine...

Monday November 20 2023, 12.01am, The Times

About 459,000 people are estimated to be out of work because of illnesses such as type 2 diabetes and lung cancer

Half a million adults out of work because of unhealthy lifestyles

Nearly half a million people are out of work in the UK because they eat, smoke or drink too much, a report has found.

A coalition of health...

Sunday November 19 2023, 8.50pm, The Times

Tremors were felt within a 19-mile radius of the earthquake, including in Mousehole

Cornwall hit by 2.7-magnitude earthquake

Residents of seaside villages in Cornwall were shaken awake by an 2.7-magnitude earthquake after midnight on Sunday.

One person said the tremor...

Sunday November 19 2023, 8.00pm, The Times

Research shows higher daily step counts are linked to a reduced risk of death, increased workplace productivity and fewer sick days

Give out £5 Amazon vouchers to keep workers active, firms told

Workplaces should offer their employees shopping vouchers for reaching daily step counts in order to boost health and productivity, new research...

Friday November 17 2023, 9.45am, The Times

Contraceptive pill to be available from chemists without seeing GP

Millions of women will be able to get the contraceptive pill for free from high street pharmacies without seeing a GP, the NHS has announced.

Thursday November 16 2023, 12.01am, The Times

Victoria Atkins was appointed health secretary on Monday

New health secretary seeks detente with doctors

The new health secretary has vowed to “get around the table” with striking doctors, signalling a major change in tone from the government on...

Wednesday November 15 2023, 3.55pm, The Times

Screening and vaccination have lead to a significant reduction in the number of cases of cervical cancer

NHS plans to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040

The NHS has pledged to wipe out cervical cancer in England by 2040, saving the lives of thousands of women.

The disease is on track to be...

Wednesday November 15 2023, 12.01am, The Times

Bowel cancer kills about 16,800 people a year in the UK, and more than nine in ten cases are in people over 50

Bowel cancer surges to become the third most common cancer in UK

Bowel cancer has overtaken lung cancer to become the third most common cancer, after a rise in cases blamed on poor diets.

New NHS statistics show...

Wednesday November 15 2023, 12.01am, The Times

More than two and a half million people in Britain are off work with long-term sickness or disability

High rate of sickness in ex-red wall seats poses election threat for Tories

One in 20 people are off work sick in “red wall” constituencies as high rates of long-term illness threaten any Tory hopes at the next election.

Tuesday November 14 2023, 4.10pm, The Times

Evidence suggests that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh any risks

Give chickenpox vaccine to all toddlers, experts advise

Toddlers should all be routinely vaccinated against chickenpox in the UK, health officials have said.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and...

Tuesday November 14 2023, 3.00pm, The Times

Victoria Atkins faces an in-tray of immediate challenges

The new health secretary’s five biggest challenges

November is probably the worst time of year for anyone to become health secretary. Victoria Atkins, who has just been appointed to the post in...

Tuesday November 14 2023, 1.45pm, The Times

Poor sleep may interfere with the body’s ability to regulate blood sugar

Women who cut sleep to six hours had higher diabetes risk

Getting just 90 minutes less sleep each night increases the risk of type 2 diabetes in women, research shows.

Restricting sleep to six hours a day...

Tuesday November 14 2023, 7.15am, The Times

Greggs croissant revealed as low-sugar treat

It is often difficult to resist pastries on the counters of high street coffee shops, but a new study has identified the healthiest treat as...

Tuesday November 14 2023, 12.01am, The Times

Eight in ten NHS bosses expected this winter to be harder than last year

NHS bosses dreading ‘toughest-ever’ winter amid strike fears

Hospital leaders say they are “dreading” the prospect of doctors going on strike over Christmas, as they raid existing budgets to prepare for the...

Tuesday November 14 2023, 12.01am, The Times

The new programme will use the MenB vaccine, which is used to protect children against meningitis and septicaemia but can also prevent gonorrhoea

Britain to launch world’s first gonorrhoea vaccination programme

Britain is set to launch the world’s first ever gonorrhoea vaccination programme, after cases soared to a record high.

The Joint Committee on...

Friday November 10 2023, 1.15pm, The Times

Regular contact with family helps older people to stay engaged

Monthly visit to grandparents ‘helps them live longer’

Visiting your grandparents every month can add years to their life, a study has concluded.

Researchers followed 458,000 adults in the UK aged...

Friday November 10 2023, 12.01am, The Times