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Burnt out doctors struggling to find time for essential training, GMC survey shows By Mike Broad, HospitalDr Nearly a quarter of trainee doctors say their work makes them feel ‘burnt out’, and almost one in three say they are often ‘exhausted’ in the morning at the thought of another shift, according to a GMC survey. The nationwide poll of trainees shows that nearly half report regularly working beyond their
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Obesity epidemic is driving the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Thanks to the obesity epidemic nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is now the most common cause of liver disease in the UK, affecting 20 to 30 per cent of the population.
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