CHRISTMAS HEALTH QUIZ 2023: What take a look at was Kim Okay slammed for selling?

On Dec 23, 2023

Published: 22:01, 23 December 2023 | Updated: 22:54, 23 December 2023

1 There have been fears within the autumn that an invasion of blood-sucking, insecticide-resistant bedbugs might sweep Britain after an outbreak through which metropolis?

2 Which herb oil was featured in TikTok movies watched by multiple billion individuals as a doable hair-loss treatment?

a) Mint oil
b) Rosemary oil
c) Basil oil

3 In November well being chiefs really useful youngsters be given a brand new vaccine for which widespread, rash-causing sickness?

4 A brand new drug which seems to gradual Alzheimer’s sparked hope it might assist the a million individuals affected by the situation within the UK. But which two severe side-effects did the drug, lecanemab, trigger in trials?

Kim Kardashian attends the Swarovski x SKIMS Celebration at the Swarovski NYC Flagship on November 7, 2023 in New York City

Kim Kardashian attends the Swarovski x SKIMS Celebration on the Swarovski NYC Flagship on November 7, 2023 in New York City

Amy Dowden arrives at the Pride Of Britain Awards 2023 at Grosvenor House, London, UK on October 8, 2023

Amy Dowden arrives on the Pride Of Britain Awards 2023 at Grosvenor House, London, UK on October 8, 2023

5 There was a scarcity in May of which widespread kind of hormone substitute remedy (HRT) – and why was it a fear?

6 By the tip of August, the ready record for routine NHS hospital therapy had surged previous what mind-blowing quantity, in keeping with the Health Foundation?

a) One million
b) Seven million
c) Ten million

7 A assessment revealed in September discovered there was ‘no actual proof’ {that a} common complement to ease irritable bowel syndrome signs would really assist. What was the complement?

8 A generally taken chilly and flu treatment was banned in March for triggering a uncommon however probably lethal allergic response amongst sufferers having a normal anaesthetic. What was the drugs?

9 Cosmetic surgical procedure to take away fats on the cheeks to make the cheekbones and jaw look chiselled was a quickly rising social media pattern amongst younger individuals this yr, rumoured to incorporate pop star Liam Payne and socialite mannequin Bella Hadid. What was this fats known as?

10 Which expensive process acquired actuality star Kim Kardashian in scorching water when she promoted it on Instagram to select up most cancers and different circumstances earlier than signs emerge?

a) A full-body MRI scan
b) A mammogram
c) A smear take a look at

11 Numbers of individuals on long-term sick go away has reached a file excessive of two.5 million, in keeping with the Office for National Statistics in March. What have been the three fundamental causes individuals wanted to remain off work?

The film Barbie was a massive hit when released in UK cinemas in July. The doll was invented by American businesswoman Ruth Handler (pictured). But it is less well known that she also invented a medical device ¿ what was it?

The movie Barbie was a large hit when launched in UK cinemas in July. The doll was invented by American businesswoman Ruth Handler (pictured). But it’s much less well-known that she additionally invented a medical machine – what was it?

Bella Hadid walks the runway as Naomi Campbell, partnered with Qatar Creates, host a couture fashion and art charity show as part of the EMERGE global initiative and under the patronage of Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani at QF Ceremonial Court on October 28, 2022

Bella Hadid walks the runway as Naomi Campbell, partnered with Qatar Creates, host a couture vogue and artwork charity present as a part of the EMERGE world initiative and beneath the patronage of Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani at QF Ceremonial Court on October 28, 2022

12 New NHS steering recommends that menopausal girls coping with scorching flushes, unhealthy sleep and temper modifications must be provided what therapy both as a substitute of, or alongside, HRT?

13 Ozempic, a drug developed to deal with kind 2 diabetes, made headlines this yr after a surge in demand led to worldwide shortages. But why did so many individuals desire a prescription?

a) It provides you higher pores and skin
b) It helps you drop a few pounds
c) It makes your hair develop quicker

14 Singer Celine Dion cancelled her complete world tour in May after being recognized with a uncommon well being situation. What was the situation she was recognized with?

15 What is the identify of the each day tablet that the NHS introduced in November can be provided to girls at larger threat of breast most cancers as a preventative therapy?

a) Paracetamol
b) Turmeric
c) Anastrozole

16 What did BBC newsreader George Alagiah urge the general public to do in his poignant last social media message earlier than his dying from bowel most cancers in July?

17 Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Amy Dowden was recognized with breast most cancers in May. What did she do together with her household ‘to take again management’ throughout her therapy?

18 In February, a 19-month-old lady known as Teddi turned the primary particular person within the UK to obtain a revolutionary gene remedy drug for a deadly genetic dysfunction known as metachromatic leukodystrophy. The therapy, known as libmeldy, is the costliest on the earth. But how a lot did it value?

19 More than 1,500 individuals a yr are dying from bone fractures as, in lots of areas, the NHS is failing to diagnose individuals with which illness?

20 NHS-approved coronary heart drug, inclisiran, given as a twice-a-year injection, reduces ranges of ‘unhealthy’ LDL ldl cholesterol by as much as 50 per cent after simply two weeks, which consultants say might stop coronary heart assaults and strokes. So why are simply 20,000 of the 300,000 eligible sufferers really on it?

21 There has been enormous controversy this yr about authorities plans to spice up numbers of NHS assist staff known as doctor associates. How a lot coaching do they obtain earlier than they’ll deal with sufferers?

22 In June, the Duchess of York revealed that she was recovering from surgical procedure to take away her breast following a analysis of most cancers. She gave her reconstructed breast an fascinating identify. What was it?

Ozempic, a drug developed to treat type 2 diabetes, made headlines this year after a surge in demand led to worldwide shortages. But why did so many people want a prescription?

Ozempic, a drug developed to deal with kind 2 diabetes, made headlines this yr after a surge in demand led to worldwide shortages. But why did so many individuals desire a prescription?

There were fears in the autumn that an invasion of blood-sucking, insecticide-resistant bedbugs could sweep Britain after an outbreak in which city?

There have been fears within the autumn that an invasion of blood-sucking, insecticide-resistant bedbugs might sweep Britain after an outbreak through which metropolis?

23 Cases of which extremely infectious and probably very severe childhood illness, signs of which embody a blotchy rash, are on the rise within the UK?

24 What proportion of the typical British particular person’s weight-reduction plan is made up of ultra-processed meals – packaged merchandise with a lot of fats, sugar, salt and components?

25 The movie Barbie was a large hit when launched in UK cinemas in July. The doll was invented by American businesswoman Ruth Handler. But it’s much less well-known that she additionally invented a medical machine – what was it?

Calamine lotion

26 A TikTok pattern for utilizing which medication as a make-up ‘primer’, to be worn beneath basis, triggered a scarcity in pharmacists?

27 Women with a kind of ovarian most cancers may gain advantage from a brand new drug mixture that was discovered to be twice as efficient as current therapies, researchers stated in June. How many ladies are recognized with ovarian most cancers yearly?

28 Pop singer Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is anticipated to be the primary ever music tour to gross greater than $1 billion in income. How did the star practice for the 151 exhibits?

29 The first womb transplant carried out within the UK befell early in 2023. The affected person, born and not using a functioning womb, could now be capable of change into pregnant. The donor was…

a) Her mom
b) Her sister
c) Her next-door neighbour

30 In November the Government introduced the launch of a prostate most cancers screening trial. But why hasn’t there been such a programme to date?

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B. Rosemary oil – however consultants stated there isn’t a proof it really works and it might really irritate the scalp, resulting in hair falling out.
Chicken pox. Experts who advise the Government on vaccines have known as for all infants to be provided a jab at 12 and 18 months of age.
Life-threatening mind swelling and mind bleeds have been reported within the trial, and three individuals died on account of unintended effects probably linked to the drug.
Utrogestan, a kind of HRT that mimics the feminine hormone progesterone. It have to be taken alongside the opposite widespread kind of HRT, oestrogen, in an effort to shield towards thickening of the womb lining, heavy bleeding and womb most cancers.
B. Seven million. The actual determine reported was 7.7 million, anticipated to rise to eight million inside a yr. If medical doctors continued to strike, as they’re doing, the quantity might rise even larger.
Probiotics – typically described as ‘good’ or ‘pleasant’ micro organism, which are sometimes obtainable in yogurt drinks. An evaluation carried out by Leeds Teaching Hospital consultants of 82 trials concluded was no good proof they provided reduction.
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Buccal fats. Surgeons warned towards the process over dangers of nerve harm and puncturing the salivary gland within the cheek.
A. Kim paid £6,000 for a full-body MRI, however medical doctors stated the scan shouldn’t be used as a screening device for individuals with no signs. Mammograms and smear exams, alternatively, are vital screening exams supplied by the NHS.
Mental well being points in youthful individuals, in addition to again and neck ache, presumably as a result of rise in residence working. Long Covid was additionally instructed.
Cognitive behavioural remedy, a type of psychotherapy, was really useful by well being watchdog the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence after research confirmed it helped ease signs.
B. Research discovered sufferers on Ozempic, often known as semaglutide, shed as much as a fifth of their body weight after a yr of utilizing the once-a-week jab.
Stiff Person Syndrome, a neurological situation that causes muscle stiffness and spasms.
C. Around 289,000 girls could possibly be eligible for the drug anastrozole which can reduce charges of the illness by 50 per cent, in keeping with NHS England. However, it may well trigger disagreeable, menopause-like unintended effects.
The NHS bowel most cancers screening take a look at, despatched each two years to these aged 60 to 74 to hold out at residence. It can detect early indicators of bowel most cancers.
Amy shaved her head in an emotional video after shedding hair throughout her chemotherapy.
£2.8 million, however the NHS paid much less after negotiating a confidential low cost.
Osteoporosis, which impacts 3.5 million individuals within the UK. The Royal Osteoporosis Society stated that solely half of England’s hospital trusts have a completely functioning screening service and it was resulting in preventable deaths.
Experts say the gradual uptake is partly resulting from the truth that the Royal College of General Practitioners and British Medical Association refuse to again the jab, so GPs are reluctant to prescribe it.
Two years, though they have to even have a well being or life sciences diploma, resembling biochemistry. The Government plans to coach 10,000 extra over the subsequent 15 years in a bid to ease the NHS employees scarcity disaster.
Derek. The Duchess stated that she selected the identify because it made her chortle, and personalising her new breast was a constructive step that helped her transfer ahead.
Measles is on the rise after charges of younger youngsters receiving the vaccine that stops it has fallen in recent times, notably in London.
60 per cent of the typical UK weight-reduction plan is ultra-processed meals, even though a rising physique of analysis suggests it may be linked to most cancers, dementia and psychological sickness, in keeping with TV physician Chris Van Tulleken.
A sensible breast prostheses, known as Nearly Me, designed to be worn within the bras of girls who had a mastectomy. It was obtainable in 70 sizes. Handler began the enterprise after struggling to seek out good choices following her personal breast most cancers surgical procedure.
Calamine lotion. The medication helps scale back ache and itching attributable to minor pores and skin issues together with sunburn, insect bites and stings. Dermatologists warned utilizing it long run might trigger extreme harm to the pores and skin.
Almost 7,500 girls every year within the UK.
Taylor, 34, claimed she ran on a treadmill day-after-day whereas singing all 44 songs in her setlist.
B. Her sister. The joint operations took 18 hours on the Oxford Transplant Centre.
Because the primary blood take a look at used to select up the most cancers is taken into account not adequate, with a excessive false-positive charge resulting in pointless biopsy ops. The new trial will contain providing males MRI scans, that are thought-about correct and low-risk.
Paris skilled a surge in instances. The deputy mayor of Paris, Emmanuel Gregoire, instructed French TV: ‘No one is secure. You can catch them wherever and produce them residence.’ Luckily the outbreak did not take maintain within the UK.