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Gradual waning in MMR effectiveness shows importance of high …
WEB2 days ago · Gradual waning in MMR effectiveness shows importance of high uptake. UK researchers investigating a small rise in the number of measles infections in adults, despite two doses of MMR, have concluded the vaccine remains highly protective against the infection for life. However, they found that on a population level, the effectiveness of the ...
Rates of obesity may have levelled off, England data suggests
WEB2 days ago · 27 September 2024. Rates of obesity in adults and children may have levelled off in recent years, suggest the latest figures in England. But large disparities persist between the wealthiest and most deprived areas of the country. Data from the most recent Health Survey for England show that in 2022, 64% of adults were overweight or obese ...
Vaccination strongly lowers long Covid risk, finds study
WEBDec 6, 2023 · Writing in the BMJ, the researchers noted their work could not prove causality but did ‘highlight the importance of primary vaccination against covid-19 to reduce the burden of post-covid-19 condition in the population’. The study also took into account a range of other factors including age, sex, existing medical conditions, number of healthcare contacts in the year before the pandemic ...
Almost half of England's GP practices have started taking collective ...
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Exclusive Almost half (46%) of England’s GP practices are taking some form of collective action, with one in four putting a limit on the number of patients they see in a day, a Pulse survey has revealed.. The snapshot survey of 283 GP partners from different practices – representing 5% of the practices in England – found that two-thirds were either already limiting patient contacts, or ...
Large study of prostate cancer rates ‘indicative of overdiagnosis’
WEB3 days ago · Large study of prostate cancer rates ‘indicative of overdiagnosis’. Marked differences between PSA testing and prostate cancer diagnosis across different European countries in the past few decades are ‘indicative of overdiagnosis’, researchers have concluded. While the analysis showed rapid increases in …
UKHSA: More preventable diseases will re-emerge without …
WEBApr 2, 2024 · The 6-in-1 vaccine in England fell to 92.8% and MMR, combined haemophilus influenzae type b and meningitis C, pneumococcal and meningitis B vaccine are all between 87% and 88% the figures show. Small increases were seen in the pre-school booster and MMR for children aged five years but at 85% both …