Today’s top health news (Thursday)

The UK’s top health news on Thursday 14 April 2022

Today’s top health news (Thursday)

Latest health news  

Covid disruption to NHS in England wreaks havoc with surgery backlog – The Guardian

NHS faces an Easter ‘as bad as any winter’ – BBC News  

Valneva Covid vaccine approved for use in UK – BBC News

Valneva approved to be UK’s sixth Covid vaccine – The Guardian  

All the NHS approved anti-covid drugs and how they work – Wales Online

Doctors call on NHS to ban meat from hospitals – The Times

Covid Scotland: Humza Yousaf says indicators are ‘positive’ Scotland is exiting latest wave – Herald Scotland  

‘Brutal’ NHS pressures stop Covid testing – The Independent  

UK officials investigating total of 74 child hepatitis cases – BBC News

Hepatitis: Surge in cases of liver inflamation among children continues – Herald Scotland
Health and science/technology  

Is a virus we all have causing multiple sclerosis? – BBC News

Mutations across species reveal clues to ageing – BBC News
Opinions and letters  

Convalescent homes could ease the crisis in acute care – The Guardian


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