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I think there are also clear problems with local restrictions because people do tend to cross the border into areas that have fewer restrictions, even if that's not what's advised. so it is very difficult to succeed with local lockdowns. but i think we are alljust really hoping that we can get this under control, particularly if we can have a very effective local tracing of infection. absolutely, and one of the key elements of all of this for more than a year has been not to overwhelm the nhs, of course, and today we hear a call from the nhs saying, "look, we are finally trying to start gettin...

The hip replacements and knee replacements all get postponed. is that a valid argument? is that something that policymakers really need to be paying attention to? yes, the nhs is getting busier and busier with all of those other things that it was extremely busy doing before we had covid, and that's obviously good news for people who have been waiting to have operations and so on, and again, if we have to go back into some sort of lockdown or if the number of cases rises and we have to convert our acute care or long—term care into covid wards again, then everything will go backwards. ijust d...

But i think we are alljust really hoping that we can get this under control, particularly if we can have a very effective local tracing of infection. absolutely, and one of the key elements of all of this for more than a year has been not to overwhelm the nhs, of course, and today we hear a call from the nhs saying, "look, we are finally trying to start getting through the backlog of all of those routine operations that were postponed," and making the point that if, then, those beds are suddenly needed for another covid wave, god forbid, yet again, the hip replacements and knee replacements or...

Danette Lake thought surgery would relieve the pain in her knees. The arthritis pain began as a dull ache in her early 40s, brought on largely by the pressure of unwanted weight. Lake managed to lose 200 pounds through dieting and exercise, but the pain in her knees persisted. A sexual assault two years ago left Lake with physical and psychological trauma. She damaged her knees while fighting off her attacker, who had broken into her home. Although she managed to escape, her knees never recovered. At times, the sharp pain drove her to the emergency room. Lake’s job, which involved loadin...

And often what leads them to go from pills to injection of fentanyl or heroin is that it's easier to get. you don't need a prescription. it's often much less expensive. >> in the 1990s, opioids emerged as the new painkiller, one that promised few side effects, prescriptions increased, and so did abuse, by patients and sometimes by their family members. >> i had vicodin and a lot of it, and i was in tremendous pain and could hardly walk. >> arthritis a good part of her life and also had two knee replacements. >> some of it would go missing. i would always ask jackie, she would say no. >> jim ...