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Attending A&E when you don’t feel very well isn’t always the best way of looking after your health, unless it is an emergency or a serious injury. Examples where it is right and appropriate to attend A&E without delay include major injuries for instance:

Injuries from road traffic accidents
Serious falls
Major head injuries
Collapse
Severe breathing difficulty
Severe chest pain
Severe haemorrhage
Poisoning
Extensive burns

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Opt-out donation plan 'will not increase donors'
It is harder to judge the deceased's wishes if there is no free choice in the decision, a study claims.
Lena Dunham marks nine months since hysterectomy
It has been nine months since the actress had a total hysterectomy to remove her womb.
Liver transplants 'may be unnecessary thanks to new drug treatment'
A cancer drug can unlock the liver's ability to regenerate, early stage research suggests.
Sick babies at risk from lack of breathing tube monitoring
Half of neonatal units lack equipment to check babies are breathing properly, a study suggests.
How the humble cabbage can stop cancers
Researchers reveal how chemicals in some vegetables can prevent bowel cancer.
Surgeons' warning over Botox on High Street
It comes after Superdrug said it would start offering the treatment in one of its stores.
Effects of psychedelic DMT 'similar to near-death experiences'
Near-death experiences are caused by changes in how the brain operates, say researchers.
Mum battling rare form of dementia at the age of 33
Rachel's daughter Brooke, eight, will have to wait until she is 18 to be tested for the condition.
Judge throws out Scotland abortion pill challenge
A legal challenge against letting women take abortion pills at home in Scotland is thrown out.
Cystic fibrosis boy, 8, urges firm to lower Orkambi drug price
Luis Walker, 8, wrote to Vertex Pharmaceuticals saying Orkambi would make him "feel much better".

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"A drug commonly used to treat acid reflux is linked to a more than doubled risk of developing stomach...
Nutrient drink for Alzheimer's has disappointing result in trial
A new study investigating the effects of a nutrient drink for Alzheimer's disease has led to very different...
Marriage may help lower dementia risk
"Marriage and having close friends may help protect against dementia, according to Loughborough University...
Afternoon open heart surgery 'leads to fewer complications'
"Afternoon heart surgery has lower risk of complications, study suggests," says The Guardian. Researchers...
Report calls for better mental health support in the workplace
"Up to 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems have to leave their jobs each year, a report...
Blood-thinning drugs may reduce dementia risk in people with irregular heartbeats
"Common blood thinning drugs halve the risk of dementia for patients who have an irregular heartbeat,"...
New genetic variants associated with breast cancer identified
"Do you have one of the 180 breast cancer genes? One in five women has a variant that raises her risk...