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Experts say it could be a better option for children than other medicines for them that contain stimulants, which increase heart rate and can be addictive.

The truth is, in my own experience and from speaking to colleagues, waving through requests for fit notes - or sick notes - for patients we have not seen has been routine practice for years.

The Arc4Health armband is the size and shape of a TV remote and sits in a velcro cuff - similar to a blood pressure monitor - that is then strapped around a leg or arm.

Supermarket titan Tesco launched a range of at-home health tests in March - meaning customers can now pick up self-diagnostic kits made to spot signs of serious conditions.

Professor Paul Hunter of the University of East Anglia said: Vaccine fatigue happens in every jab campaign, but this time around it looks more pronounced.

Randox plans to repurpose its 40 Covid testing locations across the UK into blood-testing clinics offering screening that can spot the early warning signs of diabetes, strokes, and prostate cancer.

The new team led by Dr Farah Jameel will represent GPs in England at a pivotal time for the profession.

Pfizer announced today that three doses of its vaccine provide a more robust defence against the Omicron variant, which was first identified in South Africa last month.

EXCLUSIVE: Figures suggest that ICU admissions in South Africa are lower during the Omicron wave than the Delta one. But fewer people had immunity when Delta struck.

Theresa May said Omicron appeared to lead to less serious illness than other variants and the UK Government should be learning to live with Covid.