Section: Health
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A takeaway boom is damaging Bradford’s health. Is the solution more takeaways?
Delivery apps and deprivation have seen the number of cheap and unhealthy halal eateries soar. Two Muslim-owned businesses hope to change that
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‘I kept repeating every single prayer over again’: how religious OCD can affect Muslims
People of all faiths can experience religious OCD, turning what should be acts of devotion or ethical concern into obsessive doubt
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Shoulders, knees and toes: the two retirees helping women break language barriers to healthcare
How do you express pain in your second language? Friends from Nottingham set out to improve health outcomes by teaching English medical vocabulary
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Inquest finds Black Muslim woman died after missed opportunities in care
Ayaan Ali Waeys died of natural causes, coroner concludes, but says medics had chances to ‘change course of events’
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Black Muslim woman’s death caused by missed pregnancy complication, inquest told
An inquest heard that Ayaan Ali Waeys, 35, should have been admitted to hospital with pre-eclampsia. Her family believe discrimination played a part
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Some blood pressure drugs may be more effective for certain ethnic groups — study
Researchers at King’s College London hope the findings lead to better personalised care
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New wave of young Muslim swim teachers makes a splash in south Wales
Newport charity KidCare4U is training a new generation of Muslim swimming teachers
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Muslim medics sound alarm over cancellation of key NHS population survey
Health Survey for England is ‘vital’ to understand health inequalities affecting Muslim and South Asian people, warns British Islamic Medical Association
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Mental health project that draws on 1,000 years of Islamic psychology turns 10
The Lantern Initiative helps Muslims across the UK tackle anxiety and low mood using the work of psychology pioneers Abu Zayd al-Balkhi and Avicenna
