Health & Beauty

How the Right Glasses Can Upgrade Your Everyday Style

I never really paid much attention to glasses growing up. They were just… glasses. Something you wore because you had to. I spent more time thinking about trainers or jackets than the frames sitting on my own face.

Then one day a friend pointed out that my old pair made me look...

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Devon’s health and care system under extreme pressure

Devon’s health and social care system is under extreme pressure due to high demand for services, sustained demand for Covid beds, pressure on staffing and the need for social care exceeding the available capacity.

Pressures are being seen across the system, in mental health care, primary care (GPs) and adult social care as well as our acute hospital trusts.

Dr Paul Johnson,...

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A guide to getting an antigen test at Heathrow

A rapid antigen test, also known as a rapid test or often simply a quick test, is an easy, non-invasive diagnostic test suitable for direct point-of-use testing which directly checks for the existence or absence of an antigen, especially a non-protein molecule.

It's most commonly used for the diagnosis of SARS -Canine Communicable Diseases, the virus which causes CPV.

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Quit smoking with VOOPOO this October, backing vaping

From Manchester, York, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, to Sheffield, Birmingham, London and Cardiff, the VOOPOO Bus is coming to the UK in October, with a series of stop smoking activities in city centre squares, specialist vape stores and wholesale outlets, pushing the concept of "Quitting Smoking" into the minds of UK public.

Stoptober is a national campaign launched by the Public Health...

Top tips for making a personal injury claim

After suffering an injury in an accident that wasn’t your fault, making a claim for compensation can be a daunting process. In fact, most people are unaware of the key elements that could help you win compensation.

To help you make a claim, we’ve put together out top tips to help you get the best out of your claim.

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Where can I have my second Astra Zeneca dose?

People across Devon are being reminded it’s not too late to have the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

More than thirteen thousand people across Devon are not fully vaccinated more than twelve weeks after their first dose. They include over seven and a half thousand people who initially had a first dose of the Astra Zeneca vaccine.

A study funded by Public Health England...

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How to Practice Mindfulness for a Better Lifestyle?

We all live a rushed and hectic life fuelled by responsibilities and social burdens. We find ways to better our lives, but sometimes nothing seems to fall right into place. Things seem scattered, and getting a hold of them feels like a farfetched dream. This is where mindfulness comes in for the better.

We have become so accustomed to doing things quickly and going with the flow that...

New multi-cancer early detection blood test study opens in Cornwall and Torbay

The nation-wide SYMPLIFY study, supported by the National Institute for Health Research, will investigate a new multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test in the NHS, known as Galleri, for patients with non-specific symptoms that may be a result of cancer.

The aim of the SYMPLIFY study, open at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, is to...

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Plymouth optometrist highlights vision crisis

EXPERTS warn the impact of the pandemic is a ‘ticking timebomb’ on Plymouth people’s eye health, as new data is released.

Dr Josie Forte, store director at Specsavers Plymouth, is highlighting the stark findings from a national report* which shows there were 85,780 missed appointments at Specsavers stores in Devon and Cornwall.

The State of the UK’s Eye Health Report 2021,...

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Protect you and your baby by having the vaccine: An appeal to pregnant women

Pregnant women are being reassured by the NHS in Devon that having the COVID-19 vaccination is the best and safest way to protect them and their baby from the serious complications that can be caused by the virus.

Pregnant women with COVID-19 have a higher risk of intensive care admission than women of the same age who are not pregnant.

The risk of serious complications is...

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Tesco Health Charity Partnership fundraiser in Devon to help lower the risk of cancer, heart disease and type 2 diabetes

Leading charities have linked with Tesco to launch a campaign to raise much-needed funds to help people in Devon lead healthier lives.

Tesco stores across Devon are coming together to support the Tesco Health Charity Partnership and raise money for Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK from 13-26 September.

Tesco customers can make a donation by...

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