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UK care home residents to miss out on first round of Covid vaccinations

02-12-2020 20:37

Care workers will be among first to get cold-stored jab, along with over-80s in hospitalCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHundreds of thousands of care home residents will miss out on the first wave of Covid vaccinations when the rollout begins next week, the government has admitted.The fragility of the newly licensed Pfizer vaccine means it will first be delivered only in hospitals. The news came hours after the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JC

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Patients with heart rhythm disorder warned against heavy alcohol consumption

02-12-2020 17:45

Fourteen drinks a week is linked with a higher risk of health problems including stroke and embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation, according to research.

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AI abdominal fat measure predicts heart attack and stroke

02-12-2020 17:45

Automated deep learning analysis of abdominal CT images produces a more precise measurement of body composition and predicts major cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke, better than overall weight or body mass index (BMI).

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Female trafficking survivors in UK forced into unsafe housing, report finds

02-12-2020 17:28

Large proportion of victims not placed in specialist safe housing, leaving them vulnerable to further exploitation, says charityFemale trafficking survivors in the UK who have the legal right to be placed in safe housing are being forced to live in “inappropriate and insecure” accommodation where they risk being re-trafficked and exploited, according to a new report.Anti-trafficking charity Hibiscus Initiatives says that 98% of modern slavery victims referred to it in the past two ye

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Government accused of 'jumping gun' on England care home visits

02-12-2020 15:21

Care home bosses say visitors hoping to hug loved ones are being turned away due to lack of tests Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCare home bosses in England have accused the government of “jumping the gun” by announcing that relatives can start hugging their relatives again, and say they are already turning loved ones away because the required Covid tests have not yet arrived.Mike Padgham, the chair of Independent Care Group, which runs care homes

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