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Now, perhaps more than ever before with hospital admissions at an all-time high, it’s important to understand how everyone deserves a certain standard of medical care when they are being treated in hospital. Unfortunately, however, that is not always the case and there are thousands of instances where patients have been made to feel unsafe or suffered harm.

It’s thought that the NHS...

Devon’s Director of Public Health, Steve Brown, is urging the public to ‘continue to look out for each other’ by being cautious and following the guidance over the next few months.

His comments come after groups that represent vulnerable people most at risk from coronavirus raised concerns about the removal of the legal requirement for people with the virus to self-isolate, announced...

TV PRESENTER and journalist Steph McGovern is supporting a new skill-sharing initiative celebrating the talents that older people in Plymouth can share with the younger generation.

It is all part of the #GenerationWOW campaign (which stands for wonderful older wisdom) from Specsavers Home Visits, together with u3a (University of the Third Age), which gives older people a platform to...

Heartburn is the result of acid reflux. It is that uncomfortable post-meal sensation, often regularly. This is caused by the expulsion of stomach contents back into the esophagus. The acidity of the fluid burns the esophageal lining causing a burning, painful sensation in the chest. Acid reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can severely affect a person’s appetite and may damage...