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You will be able to see a GP during extended hours at Moretonhampstead Health Centre on:

Tuesday 19th March 2019 1830 - 2000

Saturday 30th March 2019 0900 - 1200

Friday 5th April 2019 1830 - 2000

Wednesday 24th April 2019 1830 - 2000

Saturday 4th May 2019 0900 - 1600

Tuesday 11th June 2019 1830 - 2000

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Pig brains partially revived four hours after death
The study could aid medical research and fuel debate about the difference between life and death.
Ipswich 'killing-suicide': Crisis team 'missed opportunity'
A mental health crisis team is criticised after a patient killed his wife before taking his own life.
The Priory fined £300k over death of 14-year-old girl
Amy El-Keria hanged herself at a clinic run by the private healthcare company in 2012.
A rasher of bacon a day 'ups cancer risk'
Eating even small amounts of red or processed meat increases the risk of bowel cancer, study finds.
Breech baby scan 'would save lives'
A scan at 36 weeks could help spot tricky breech deliveries, when a baby's bottom or feet will emerge first.
Technology to keep dementia patients out of hospital
Radar technology and tiny brain-monitors are just some of the devices being tested by a new research centre.
Statins 'don't work well for one in two people'
Fresh research questions the merit of the cholesterol-lowering pills taken by millions of Britons.
Epilepsy charity calls for social media seizure warnings
People with epilepsy are being exposed to flashing images, some deliberately, says a charity.
Sleep myths 'damaging your health'
US researchers have looked at the most common ones that we may fall for.
Artificial gravity tests could reduce muscle loss, say researchers
Spinning bedridden patients and astronauts on a centrifuge could maintain muscle strength, scientists say.

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Could a blood test in middle age predict dementia risk?
"Tissue inflammation blood test points to dementia risk," is the headline in The Times. Researchers in...
Acid reflux drugs linked to increased stomach cancer risk
"A drug commonly used to treat acid reflux is linked to a more than doubled risk of developing stomach...
Nutrient drink for Alzheimer's has disappointing result in trial
A new study investigating the effects of a nutrient drink for Alzheimer's disease has led to very different...
Marriage may help lower dementia risk
"Marriage and having close friends may help protect against dementia, according to Loughborough University...
Afternoon open heart surgery 'leads to fewer complications'
"Afternoon heart surgery has lower risk of complications, study suggests," says The Guardian. Researchers...
Report calls for better mental health support in the workplace
"Up to 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems have to leave their jobs each year, a report...
Blood-thinning drugs may reduce dementia risk in people with irregular heartbeats
"Common blood thinning drugs halve the risk of dementia for patients who have an irregular heartbeat,"...
New genetic variants associated with breast cancer identified
"Do you have one of the 180 breast cancer genes? One in five women has a variant that raises her risk...

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