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Harley Street plastic surgeon suspended for liposuction rule breaches

[ad_1] Getty ImagesDr Sayed Mia carried out a liposuction procedure he was not registered to perform, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service heardA plastic surgeon who performed liposuction without proper registration and lied to inspectors from the health watchdog has been suspended for 12 months.Dr Sayed Mia, who was based at a private Harley Street clinic, also carried out gynaecomastia procedures - male breast reduction - without the necessary registration with
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Critical incident declared at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

[ad_1] Will JeffordEast MidlandsGetty ImagesThe emergency department at the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) is "regularly" over capacity, the NHS trust that runs the hospital saysA critical incident has been declared at the NHS trust that runs Nottingham's two main hospitals, with patients experiencing "significant and unacceptable delays" across services.Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust said, since Christmas, a rise in winter infections and staff sickness had led to "severe and
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NHS funds football pitch in Carloway in Lewis

[ad_1] A football club in the Isle of Lewis has started turning an overgrown area into a new training pitch with funding from NHS Western Isles. Carloway Football Club said the green space, next to its main pitch, would be used for team exercises and community activities.The health board said £22,000 in capital grant funding would help to provide a "safe and accessible" place for people of all ages.The club
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Devon parents urge flu vaccines after son’s intensive care battle

[ad_1] Family handoutJoel was five when he contracted flu and had to spend three weeks in intensive care at Bristol Children's HospitalJen SmithSouth West health correspondentThe parents of a boy who became so unwell with flu he spent three weeks in intensive care are urging other families to get their children vaccinated against the virus.Joel, from Torquay in Devon, was five when he was rushed to Bristol Children's Hospital with
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The curious question of whether gut health affects ageing

[ad_1] Hugh PymHealth editorBBCGuts have become a source of immense fascination. Social media influencers promote unproven supplements said to boost gut health, whilst milk and kombucha brands promise to nourish them with "good bacteria".Some have dismissed the gut-obsession as a passing fad - however many doctors think that our gut microbiome might affect a whole spectrum of things, from mental health to the likelihood of getting certain cancers.But there's another