Today’s top health news (Thursday)

The UK’s top health news on Thursday 7 April 2022

Written on 7 April 2022

Latest health news

Covid: Blood clot risk higher for six months after having virus – BBC News

Covid linked to 33-fold increase in risk of potentially fatal blood clot – The Guardian

Families asked to take in Covid-positive loved ones as NHS faces ‘perfect storm’ – The Guardian

Delayed myeloma diagnosis is causing life-altering complications, charity warns – The Scotsman

More than a third of British cancer patients are diagnosed in A&E – The Guardian

Workforce

Covid-19: ‘We need the public to realise just how bad things are in hospitals’, senior medics say – iNews

Life is ‘really scary’ in Scotland’s A&E departments, reveals junior doctor – The Scotsman

Public health

Fluoride could be added to tap water used by more than a million Scots – STV News

Calories now appear on menus in large restaurant chains – BBC News

International

‘Toxic combination’ of issues threaten world’s health and human rights – BMA – The Guardian

Opinions and letters

Do they really want to reduce health inequalities? – Pulse Today

Fatal gaps in NHS mental health services and cancer care – The Guardian

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