In many ways, this is a problem that has been building for a while. There has been a big push in recent years by the government to increase the number of GPs to keep up with rising demand, but once you exclude locums and trainees the number of permanent GPs has actually fallen by nearly… Read More: How rising patient numbers threaten to overwhelm GPs »
Richard Besser, who served as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under former President Barack Obama, said he worries that people are discounting Covid numbers as governors decide to reopen their states. “In Texas, where they removed the mask mandate, fewer than 10% of people have been vaccinated and the levels… Read More: ‘I worry we’re getting numb’ to Covid numbers as states… »
Key genetic mechanisms which help control blood pressure have been identified in a study. Human kidneys genetic material was analysed in the study in a search for genes that could be causes of high blood pressure. Key genes were identified in the study, micro RNAs (mRNAs) and messenger RNAs (miRNAs) in the kidneys that could… Read More: Healthy Numbers For A Healthy Heart [INFOGRAPHIC] »
24: Number of decongestant tablets taken by the Apollo 7 crew Launched on 11 October 1968, Apollo 7 was the first manned test of the Apollo spacecraft in Earth orbit. After the deaths of the Apollo 1 crew in a fire, the command module had been completely redesigned. There was a lot resting on this… Read More: Future – Apollo in 50 numbers: Medicine and health –… »