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Martin Bagot
@martinbagot.bsky.social
Daily Mirror Health and Science Editor. Hoping one day the NHS will be put back on its feet. Loves a campaign. Stoke City fan
Scientists say lack of daylight is major reason people struggle to get a good night’s sleep www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
Britain launches first terror-proof, high-security robotics lab to fight the next pandemic www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
Suicide now biggest killer of teens as MPs are warned kids are 'dying on our watch' www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
Deadly mosquito which spreads Zika virus found breeding in Britain for first time www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
GP diary reveals brutal reality of 12hr daily battle on NHS frontline www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
Statins trial result unveiled at Munich conference suggests millions more Brits could benefit from taking them as a preventative measure www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
Research unveiled here at #ESCCongress in Munich finds that popular chewing gum branded as ‘sugar free’ could increase your risk of heart attack and stroke www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
Shingles vaccine offered on the NHS cuts the risk of stroke and could prevent thousands of deaths www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
Shingles vaccine offered for free on NHS cuts the risk of stroke, study shows
Oxford University researchers found the shingles vaccine offered to 65-79 year olds on the NHS also reduces the risk of stroke, heart disease and heart failure
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Getting an NHS dentist in England now 'almost impossible', Nuffield Trust analysis shows, as patient and dentist give their sides as part of Mirror special report www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/... #DentistsForAll
Watch as lungs ‘breathe’ outside of body before landmark transplant www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
AIDS breakthrough as NHS rolls out new lifesaving medicine against mutant HIV www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
Cancer fears as thousands wait weeks for urgent hospital check despite at-home DIY test being available www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
Breaking: NHS prostate cancer checks rejected for at-risk men despite calls from Sir Chris Hoy www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
Prostate cancer checks rejected for at-risk men despite high profile campaign
UK National Screening Committee rejects call from Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy to offer PSA test to all men at higher risk of prostate cancer
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Resident doctors announce NHS strike next month after first meeting with James Murray www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
BMA calls doctors' strike straight after first meet with new Health Secretary
British Medical Association announces four-day doctors’ strike next month - immediately after first meeting today with new Health Secretary James Murray
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Starting gun fired on US space race with China as NASA reveals images of planned Moon base for astronauts to live and work on the lunar surface in 6 years www.mirror.co.uk/news/technol...
NASA unveils plans for massive Moon base in new US-China space race
Starting gun fired on America’s new space race as NASA reveals images of planned Moon base for astronauts to live and work on the lunar surface in six years
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New research presented at #ECO2026 in Istanbul suggests being cold helps us burn fat www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
90 second cold shower could be key to burning fat as top scientists explain why
Research at the European Congress on Obesity suggests exposure to cold helps to burn fat as scientists investigate the effect of a 90- second cold shower each day
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Study showing people who work longer hours are more likely to be obese reignites debate about the ‘4 Day Week’ www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
People who work longer more likely to be obese - experts call for four day week
International study to be unveiled at European Congress on Obesity suggests working late could be contributing to your waistline - as experts call for a four-day week
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UK Biobank’s China data breach should serve as a warning www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
'I stood in UK Biobank megalab and China data breach should concern us all'
UK Biobank admits 500,000 UK volunteers had personal health data for sale on Chinese website following warnings it could be used to ‘develop targeted weapons’
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BREAKING: Covid inquiry finds Britain led world with vaccine rollout - but minority harmed were ‘treated as vaccine deniers’ www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Doctors’ strikes have now cost the NHS £3bn - here's why they're holding out for more www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
Jesy Nelson tells Mirror that historic announcement newborn test for muscle wasting SMA will be offered on NHS is ‘bittersweet’ www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
Jesy Nelson's ‘bittersweet’ moment as major SMA test update announced
Jesy Nelson has heralded an ‘amazing’ day as newborns to be tested by NHS for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) - but adds: ‘I just wish it had been there for my babies’
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BREAKING: Doctors announce 6-day NHS strike in England just after Easter www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
Doctors announce six-day NHS strike across England after Easter
British Medical Association announces resident doctors will go on strike just after Easter weekend for the 15th time in their pay dispute
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NHS finally on the mend www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
NHS sees ‘biggest improvement’ since New Labour came to power in 1990s
The British Social Attitudes survey 2025 suggests Labour is once again turning around the NHS after a decade of decline under the Tories - although there is room for improvement for dentistry and A&E ...
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BREAKING: Meningitis mutation could be ‘main driver’ of deadly Kent outbreak - UKHSA www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
Heading to Dorland House again for another big day at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
Covid-19 Inquiry verdict today amid warning UK is unprepared for next pandemic
The Covid-19 Public Inquiry will give its verdict on how the healthcare system coped in the face of the deadly coronavirus and the harrowing impact on patients and staff
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BREAKING: 'Once in a generation' meningitis outbreak declared national incident www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
'My day on NHS frontline showed me why pharmacists are key to saving service' - Mirror Health Editor and MJA member @martinbagot.bsky.social spends a day on the frontline of health: www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
'My day on NHS frontline showed me why pharmacists are key to saving service'
Mirror Health Editor Martin Bagot spends the day at a pharmacy to witness how Labour’s generational shift moving NHS care out of hospitals and onto the High Street is working
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Jesy Nelson’s petition for SMA screening hits 100k signatures in just one day after staggering public response www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
Jesy Nelson petition demanding a baby SMA test smashes 100k signatures in a day
Jesy Nelson's petition on spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) to Parliament surpasses 100,000 signatures as she says her twins have 'made me the person I always wanted to be'
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Sign Jesy’s petition today and join the Mirror campaign to save more babies from suffering lifelong disability due to spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
Jesy Nelson launches petition and joins Mirror campaign on SMA babies
Jesy Nelson says ‘I’m really proud to be working alongside the Mirror and SMA UK’ as she launches petition in Parliament for newborn screening for SMA
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