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Posted onWork to fix hospitals built using unsafe concrete will not be completed in time to meet the government’s target, a new report has warned. Seven hospitals built using Raac, or reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, were prioritised for remedial work last year, with the government setting a deadline of 2030. The new buildings are now expected…
The major question thrown up by Labour’s benefits plans
Posted onBBC In the next 24 hours and then over the following fortnight up until the Spring Statement, the government is going to talk a lot about a broken welfare system that is failing the people who use it, the economy and taxpayers. Taking a tough call on fixing it goes against the instincts of much…
South Africans fear spike in HIV infections as US aid cuts bite
Posted onMayeni Jones BBC News, Johannesburg Reuters Gugu used to collect her antiretrovirals from a USAID-funded clinic in central Johannesburg. But when President Trump’s cuts to aid funding were announced earlier this year, she and thousands of other HIV-positive patients across South Africa suddenly faced an uncertain future. Gugu was lucky, the clinic where she got…
10,000 steps myth – do we really need to stick to recommended daily doses?
Posted onRuth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter Getty Images It felt like there was a collective sigh of relief when a study, published this week, suggested 10,000 steps a day isn’t the health utopia we had all been led to believe. The news that we only had to reach 7,000 steps was enough to quite literally…
How much creatine do you actually need to take to hit your fitness goals?
Posted onPopulation Recommended dosages Notes General population 3-5 grams (g) daily The loading phase is usually not needed unless you are looking to build creatine stores quickly. Athletes 3-5 g daily After an optional loading phase of 20 g per day, split into four doses for 5–7 days. Athletes with a larger body weight/people who engage…
Doctors’ union agrees to resume talks with Streeting
Posted onThe British Medical Association (BMA) and Health Secretary Wes Streeting have agreed to resume talks following the end of the latest strike by resident doctors in England. The five-day walkout, which finished on Wednesday morning, took place after talks broke down last week. After the strike ended, Streeting offered to resume talks early next week…
