Tobi Thomas
Health and Inequalities Correspondent at The Guardian
@guardian health and inequalities correspondent - [email protected] - she/her
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23 hours ago |
theguardian.com | Tobi Thomas
Young children who are exposed to high levels of air pollution are more likely to experience poor health outcomes in later adolescence, according to new research. The study, conducted by academics at University College London, looked at data from 9,000 young people taking part in the Millennium Cohort Study between 2000 and 2002 across the UK, measuring their exposure to various types of air pollutants including PM2.5, PM10 and NO2.
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1 day ago |
theguardian.com | Tobi Thomas
Almost a third of deaths from cardiovascular disease in England occur in people with diabetes, according to analysis by a leading charity. A report by Diabetes UK has found that 29% of deaths from the disease in England occurred in people with diabetes, out of a total of 144,590 deaths in 2022, according to analysis of the National Diabetes Audit. This figure has risen dramatically in recent decades.
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2 days ago |
theguardian.com | Tobi Thomas
People from minority ethnic backgrounds in the most deprived areas of England are up to three times more likely to need emergency treatment for asthma than their white counterparts, analysis has found. Analysis of NHS statistics conducted by the charity Asthma and Lung UK found that Asian people with asthma from the most deprived quintile in England are almost three times more likely to have an emergency admission to hospital than their white counterparts.
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3 days ago |
theguardian.com | Tobi Thomas
Hundreds of families in Nottinghamshire have potentially been left unaware of whether their babies may be carriers of certain genetic blood disorders, the second such NHS error to come to light since the start of this year. About 300 families whose children were born between 2004 and September 2024 in Bassetlaw and mid-Nottinghamshire were identified by the NHS as being affected.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Tobi Thomas
A million ethnic minority adults are wrongly classified as weighing below the thresholds for being overweight or obese due to official figures not using up-to-date guidance, a leading charity has warned. Analysis by Nesta has found that, while official statistics class 64% of adults in England as being overweight or living with obesity, the correct figure should be 67%.
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