Heatwave school closures are ‘IRRESPONSIBLE’ Leading academy chain warns other head teachers amid 43C worries.

Creative Media NewsWednesday, 20 July 2022, 1:000

It would be foolish to close schools during Britain’s Saharan-like heatwave, according to a top education provider. In response to forecasts of temperatures reaching 43 degrees Celsius, sites in Nottinghamshire, Hampshire, and Oxfordshire have decided to shut down, while others will close early today and tomorrow. However, Oasis, one of England’s major academy chains, has...

How can you avoid heat stroke? Heatwave safety tips Britain.

Creative Media NewsWednesday, 20 July 2022, 0:000

Britain is braced for searing heat as the first-ever red alert for extreme heat is issued today, with temperatures anticipated to reach 107F (41C) on what would likely be the hottest day ever recorded in the UK. Health officials are concerned that the National Health Service (NHS) may be overwhelmed by the number of heat-related...

Remote meetings will continue: Leading GP says doctors don’t need to offer more face-to-face consultations.

Creative Media NewsTuesday, 19 July 2022, 9:000

There is no need to offer many more face-to-face sessions, according to Britain’s leading general practitioner, as the present rate is “about right.” Before the pandemic, over 80% of GP appointments were conducted in person, but by April 2020, this number had dropped to 47%. As of the end of May this year, the most...

“Zapping” brain cancer tumors during radiation is less dangerous than previously believed.

Creative Media NewsTuesday, 19 July 2022, 7:000

A new study reveals that radiotherapy for brain tumors is less dangerous than previously assumed. The treatment consists of bombarding tumors with high-energy radiation, which destroys cancer cells. However, this can also cause harm to good tissue and, in rare situations, increase the risk of second cancer arising. However, researchers from the University of Birmingham...

New blood test that tells if anti-stroke medications are working ‘will save lives’.

Creative Media NewsTuesday, 19 July 2022, 5:000

The NHS is now offering a blood test that can help avoid a second stroke in stroke sufferers, a move that experts say will save lives. The test detects genetic markers that indicate whether a patient will respond to traditional treatment, allowing physicians to switch them to more successful medications. According to experts, approximately 25,000...

How general practitioners mistake penile cancer for a sexual condition… and how it might deprive a man of his genitalia.

Creative Media NewsTuesday, 19 July 2022, 3:000

According to specialists, each year hundreds of British men are forced to endure life-altering surgery because doctors miss the warning indications of penis cancer. The condition, which affects approximately 700 men annually, can be cured with minimal damage to sexual life if detected early. However, research indicates that half of all penile cancers are identified...

The pills have stopped my heart from racing, therefore do I still require them?

Creative Media NewsMonday, 18 July 2022, 10:000

Active, fit, and healthy, I began experiencing heart palpitations in February and was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. Since then, I’ve been taking blood-thinning medication. My pulse has, strangely, returned to normal. Should I cease treatment? Atrial fibrillation, also known as AF, is a common heart rhythm disorder characterized by a rapid and irregular heartbeat. There...

Why I’m profoundly troubled by assertions that after recovery from breast cancer it’s mostly safe to take HRT, by former breast cancer surgeon LIZ O’RIORDAN.

Creative Media NewsMonday, 18 July 2022, 8:000

It was a stunning assertion: hormone replacement treatment, or HRT as it is more popularly known, is generally safe for breast cancer survivors. This was the opinion of influential GP and activist Dr. Louise Newson, who appeared on ITV’s This Morning earlier this month. Phillip Schofield had questioned her whether patients who had survived cancer...

Have you ever felt like your brain is melting during a heatwave?

Creative Media NewsMonday, 18 July 2022, 6:000

Do you have a foggy head? Confused? Exhausted? As the temperature rises, many of us become suddenly incompetent at normally simple tasks. And with the United Kingdom being hotter than the Caribbean this weekend, scientists say it is time to take the impact of heat on our brains more seriously. According to Dr. Laurence Wainwright,...

Heart attack sufferers could wait hours for an ambulance during NHS’s busiest summer ever.

Creative Media NewsMonday, 18 July 2022, 3:000

As the NHS grapples with its biggest summer crisis ever, people with heart attacks and strokes who call for an ambulance may have to wait several hours before being seen. The West Midlands Ambulance Service has issued a warning that it is “under substantial pressure” and that callers in category 2 may have to wait...

How press-ups can help keep your bones youthful, as explained by Dr. Michael Mosley.

Creative Media NewsMonday, 18 July 2022, 1:000

I once knew the names of all 206 bones in the human body, including my favorite, the innominate bone, which translates to “the bone with no name.” This would be your hip bone. My interest in bones has recently shifted from the theoretical to the personal. A recent DEXA scan (a type of X-ray that...

The ‘sun’s out, guns out’ culture is to blame for skin cancer mortality. TRIPLE in males since the 1970s.

Creative Media NewsSunday, 17 July 2022, 9:000

According to experts, the sun’s out, guns out’ culture may explain why skin cancer death rates have tripled among men over the past 50 years. Cancer Research UK discovered that male deaths from melanoma have increased by 219 percent since 1972, compared to a 76 percent increase in female deaths. The charity believes that the...

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