Health

Bowel cancer patients allowed home on same day as stoma surgery

Surgeon Shelly Griffiths closes an ileostomy on a patient under a surgical gown

Patients can now go home on the same day as having surgery to remove stoma bags.

Mouth-cancer deaths fear over NHS dentist shortage

Ray Glendenning paid for a private dental appointment which discovered an aggressive cancerous tumour

The numbers dying from the disease have risen steadily over the past 10 years, figures show.

Nitrous oxide: Laughing gas possession becomes illegal

Now a class C drug, possession for recreational use will carry a prison sentence of up to two years.

Infection with common cat-borne parasite associated with frailty in older adults

A new study of 601 older adults found that those with higher serointensity -- or a higher concentration of antibiodies -- to the cat-borne parasite Toxoplasma gondii are more likely to show signs of frailty, including exhaustion, loss of muscle mass and other indications of declining health. T. Gondii has previously been associated with risk-taking behavior and mental illness.

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Bowel cancer patients allowed home on same day as stoma surgery

Mouth-cancer deaths fear over NHS dentist shortage

Nitrous oxide: Laughing gas possession becomes illegal

Infection with common cat-borne parasite associated with frailty in older adults

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