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People in UK told to 'shower and change' this week in NHS alert
UK Weather
Millions of sufferers could struggle this week across the UK
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Greater Manchester’s latest CQC reports including warning notice on nursing home
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This week’s healthcare inspection round-up in Greater Manchester
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The Manchester pupils who have created a £100m global company in five years
Manchester Grammar School
The former Manchester Grammar School brothers now run one of the fastest growing companies in the UK
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I spent £1,500 on weekend drug binges and now I'm clean after 18 years - this is how I did it
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Lewis Milton said that ice baths helped him to stay sober
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'Doctors gave me cream for my eczema - now showers feel like acid is being poured over me'
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Sophie Cooper has been left with topical steroid withdrawal
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Cancer prevention vaccine developed for people at high risk
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The jab targets patients with Lynch syndrome, who are at high risk of colorectal and ovarian cancer
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Managers of 'inadequate' care service told inspectors no clients had dementia - two did
Stockport
Two safeguarding alerts were raised after the inspection, with the service now rated 'inadequate'
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All the new Greater Manchester health inspections this week - borough by borough
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Two services did not have fire safety assessments in place
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Two children's sand kits pulled from shelves after more asbestos found, Which? warns
Product recalls
Fresh testing has found that the children's sand kits contain tremolite asbestos, which can cause severe lung diseases if inhaled
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Full list of Greater Manchester CQC reports published this week, and those rated 'good'
Health
Five services were rated 'good' this week
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On Boxing Day 2017, I realised I could barely walk - it was an agonising condition many sufferers won't talk about
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MEN Night Editor Tom Burnett is one of the ever-swelling ranks of people suffering with gout. And those numbers are only set to rise
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'I quit Mounjaro after eggy burps then lost over 3st with 30p-a-day supplement'
Dieting and weight loss
Vicki McFarlane, 53, swapped expensive £180-a-month Mounjaro jabs for a cheap alternative found on Amazon and says the results have been "life-changing"
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Baby boy 'stopped smiling' at three months old before parents told heartbreaking reason
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Otto Sparkes has been given just over a year to live
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Warning to anyone taking blood pressure medication ramipril
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Ramipril is used for the treatment of high blood pressure, kidney disease and heart failure
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Brits told to follow 'shadow rule' to avoid sunburn during heatwave
Health
Too much UV radiation from the sun is the main cause of skin cancer in the UK
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Brits warned not to apply popular skincare product to sunburnt skin
NHS
The NHS has issued advice on what to do if you have badly burnt your skin in the sun this week
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North Wales family raising £1.5m after baby boy diagnosed with incurable, one-in-a-million condition
Health
Rupert's parents are aiming to raise £1.5m to help treat their baby boy
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Sleep doctor shares six bedroom changes to make ahead of bank holiday heatwave
Sleep
The UK is bracing for hot weather this weekend with temperatures set to soar above 25C
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‘I lost my hair, breasts and ovaries aged just 40, only weeks after giving birth’
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'I just didn't feel like me, really'
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Just one per cent of women can name all five gynaecological cancers
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31% of women have put off or avoided seeking medical advice for gynaecological symptoms
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'It's killed me to ask him if he wants to die, but he doesn't - he wants to fight'
Real Life
Sharon has not heard her husband Steven's voice since November 2024. He is bedbound and unable to move or speak after a diagnosis of locked-in syndrome. James Holt reports.
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Woman who lost 86lbs cuts McDonald's order by 1,000 calories with 1 swap
McDonald's
A woman who has lost 86lbs claims she still manages to enjoy a McDonald's breakfast by swapping out one item - and it's reduced her calorie intake by over 1,000
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Mum diagnosed with bowel cancer at 38 shares 'normal' warning sign she ignored
Cancer
Laura was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer last year, and has since shared the one symptom she ignored and thought was "normal" and wishes she had addressed sooner
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'Gavin and Stacey's Joanna Page inspired my health MOT, it's a good job I went'
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I got the first set of results within just a few hours
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