All 50-74-year-olds in England will now receive a home-testing kit for bowel cancer every two years. NHS England has been posting the faecal-immunochemical test (Fit) to all 54-74-year-olds since 2021 and anyone older can request one over the phone. But after trials of local screening programmes for 50-year-olds, the age is now being lowered, bringing … Read more
Cognitive skills, such as memory, waned – possibly linked to stress, loneliness and alcohol, study shows. Source link
“If you are living with blood cancer, you are likely to have a weakened immune system, which means you are more likely to develop shingles and experience more serious side-effects,” said Fiona Hazell, chair of Blood Cancer Alliance and chief executive of Leukaemia UK. Source link
About 12 million more people will be able to book their winter vaccinations from Friday. Source link
But uptake among care home staff is still around 80% despite attempts to get more to come forward. Source link
The NHS highlights the deadline of 29 March ahead of an expected slowdown in vaccine supplies in April. Source link
This is the final group on the priority list, which covers 99% at high risk of dying from Covid-19. Source link
Dr Clive Dix adds that the UK is “ahead of the game” in terms of anticipating coronavirus variants. Source link
Nearly 11 million people have already received a first jab against coronavirus. Source link