Doctors have been told to look out for signs of stroke in patients who received the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus jab after one person died and two others needed hospital treatment.
Two women in their 30s and a man in his 40s suffered blood clots, leading to an ischaemic stroke - the...
NB. Dorset MP's have been highlighted.
Here’s a new wrinkle on an old story: The social media have been publishing lists of MPs with shares in private healthcare companies – and therefore have their noses in the trough as these companies profit from NHS contracts – since before the Health...
The CBD oil craze has seen more people opting for online vendors to access the flexible product. However, some important points should be noted before clicking “add to cart” to get the best oil and a safe shopping experience. This guide takes you through seven critical things to remember...
People in the county of Dorset are set to benefit from shared health and care records, after a £7.8 million five-year framework contract was awarded to Orion Health. The Dorset Care Record (DCR) project is being led by Dorset County Council, working in partnership with local NHS organisations and borough councils....
Officers investigating a road traffic collision near Sherborne are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward.
At around 5.55am on Friday 5 April 2019 a two-vehicle road traffic collision occurred on the A352 at Middlemarsh, near to the Hunters Moon public house. The vehicles involved...
Male suicides in England and Wales were at their highest rate in two decades last year, official figures show.
The suicide rate for women was also the highest since 2004, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Men accounted for around three-quarters of suicide deaths registered in 2019...
Dorset Eye has received the following report that identifies how the Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust has recommended that all pathology services should be put out to tender. This has raised many questions and concerns. From offloading vital services in to the profit making sector to the lack of consultation...
Officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward after an elderly woman was bitten by a dog in East Dorset.
At around 2pm on Monday 23 November 2020 a woman aged in her 70s was out walking with her granddaughter in a field near to Bottlebush Lane in...
The short answer is yes, and I’ll come on to why later, but, in the mean time, it raises the question as to why there is so little apparent trust among the Dorset population. There is a huge drift towards a meaner society. We don’t usually notice it, it...
Claim:
The Paul Ehrlich Institute, responsible for vaccine safety in Germany, found that one in 5,000 people was seriously affected after a vaccination.
Conclusion:
This is misleading.The German health ministry did mistakenly tweet, with reference to the Paul Ehrlich Institute, that one in 5,000 people had been affected by a serious side...
