Health & Beauty

The telemedicine industry has undergone a seismic transformation over the past decade. What was once considered a niche supplement to traditional healthcare has become a mainstream, high-demand service that millions of patients rely on every day. With that growth comes a critical operational challenge that many providers underestimate until it becomes a serious problem: payment processing. Telemedicine businesses operate in a space that most banks and standard payment processors consider high-risk, and without the right financial infrastructure, even the most clinically excellent practice...

There is a particular sort of quiet that has settled over some of Devon's smaller high streets in recent years. The old chemist is boarded up. The prescription counter that three generations of a village used has gone. The nearest replacement is now a fifteen or twenty minute drive along the A30, or a bus that runs twice a day.

Rural Devon has been at the sharp end of a national trend. In the decade to 2024, England lost more than a thousand community pharmacies. Devon lost dozens of them, and the losses were concentrated in the market towns and villages where they were hardest...

NHS Devon faced the most-pressured waiting lists for eye-health treatment in England last year, according to new findings.

Eye-health specialist Newmedica’s research investigated ophthalmology waiting list pressures across England’s 42 Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) by comparing additional patient referrals to completed patient pathways.

The findings showed that there were more than 66,564 referrals to NHS Devon last year, but only 47,652 treatments were completed across the 12 months – suggesting that almost 19,000 people were added to its waiting list.

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Buying lingerie as a gift makes a lot of people nervous. It sits in that strange space between thoughtful and risky, and one wrong guess on size or style can turn a romantic gesture into an awkward moment. The good news is that most of the anxiety around it comes from overthinking rather than any real complexity. With a bit of attention and a few practical checks, it becomes one of the most personal gifts you can give, not the gamble it's made out to be.

Before browsing anything new, take a look at what's already in her drawer. Notice the colours...