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First aid focus: sprains and strains

First aid focus: sprains and strains

If you or someone you know suffers an injury, it can be helpful to know some first aid basics. Sprains and strains are common injuries affecting the muscles and ligaments and can occur in your ankle, ...
Words save lives

Words save lives

The UK’s longest waiting heart transplant patient is supporting a call for ‘no complacency’ from NHS Blood and Transplant after 3,000 potential transplants were missed in the last year because familie ...
Look before you flush

Look before you flush

It’s something so quick and so simple, yet according to a new survey, only 16% of over 50s are doing it. Doing what? Checking for blood in their pee. Blood in pee is a key symptom of bladder and kidne ...