Healthbeat - Your Source for Daily Health Trends and Medical News

Overseas-trained dentists working in McDonald’s as millions lack NHS care

MPs urged to slash bureaucracy preventing dentists from abroad plugging huge gaps in dental careOverseas-trained dentists are working in McDonald’s and other takeaways in the UK even though millions

Cannabis use could double risk of heart deaths, study suggests

Experts say research from University of Toulouse raises ‘serious questions’ about health risks of cannabisCannabis use may double the risk of dying from heart disease and increase the risk of stro

Cannabis-CVD Link Holds Strong Amid Changing Drug Laws, User Habits

(MedPage Today) -- With newer data, clear lines could still be drawn between cannabis use and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), a meta-analysis confirmed.

Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Result in Thousands of Preventable Deaths, Study Finds

(MedPage Today) -- The Medicaid cuts currently being considered by Congress would result in thousands of preventable deaths annually, researchers estimated.

BRCA Mutations Hike Risk of Rare Breast Implant-Associated Lymphoma

(MedPage Today) -- Patients with BRCA-mutant breast cancer had a significantly higher risk of breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), a large cohort study showed.

State Lawmaker Urges Public Health Workers to Get in 'Good Trouble'

(MedPage Today) -- Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones (D) called on public health workers to get in "good trouble" during the American Public Health Association's Policy Action Institute on Tuesday.