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Adults in England with eating disorders wait up to 700 days for treatment, report finds

Audit finds on average adults wait twice as long as children for assessment and more than 10 times as long to be treated

Adults with eating disorders in England are waiting up to 700 days for vital treatment, according to a report.

The stark figures were revealed in the first report of the National Audit of Eating Disorders (NAED), which looked at access to eating disorder services across the country.

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Β© Photograph: Giorgio Rossi/Alamy

Β© Photograph: Giorgio Rossi/Alamy

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Gen Z behind jump in use of oral nicotine pouches across Great Britain

More than half a million people now consume products as experts link rise to β€˜aggressive’ marketing and advertising

More than 500,000 people in Great Britain now use nicotine pouches, with the significant rise in uptake driven by members of gen Z, research has revealed.

Nicotine pouches are placed between the lip and gum to slowly release nicotine and come in a wide variety of different flavours. Health experts say the products, which are banned in Germany and the Netherlands, should not be used by anyone who does not already smoke.

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Β© Photograph: Peter Dazeley

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Consuming lots of energy drinks may raise heart disease and stroke risk, say doctors

Study cites case of otherwise fit and healthy man in his 50s who had a stroke after eight-drink-a-day habit

Heavy consumption of energy drinks may raise the risk of heart disease and pose a serious risk of stroke, doctors have warned.

Millions of people worldwide regularly drink the products, which are non-alcoholic and typically contain more than 150mg of caffeine per litre, very high glucose-based sugar content and varying quantities of other chemicals.

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Β© Photograph: Jack Taylor/Getty Images

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Corridor care β€˜endemic’ in UK, doctors say as study reveals scale of problem

One in five patients treated in hallways, offices and cupboards at almost every A&E, according to research

Corridor care is β€œendemic” in the UK, doctors have said, as a major study found one in five patients were treated in hallways, offices and cupboards.

Millions of patients are enduring undignified and unsafe care, with almost every A&E department in the country deploying the approach routinely, contravening national guidance, research reveals.

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