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Living in areas of high air pollution may cause high blood pressure, a Spanish study suggests. .

None had high blood pressure at the start of the study.

Living in areas of high air pollution may cause high blood pressure, a Spanish study suggests.

In 2016 the study group was reassessed, by which time 282 had developed high blood pressure, or hypertension. 

The scientists discovered than the volunteers who lived in areas where concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 were highest – indicating that air pollution, in general, was worst – were almost 50 per cent more likely to have developed high blood pressure, than those who lived in areas of least pollution

Nearly eight in ten UK medical professionals say they are concerned that other healthcare workers are discussing cases over social media. 

According to a survey of 1,100 medical professionals in the UK, 78 per cent said they were alarmed by the use of social media platforms like Whatsapp, Facebook, and Instagram to make medical diagnoses

More than half of respondents said they had received advice from other medical professionals on one these platforms, while 54 per cent said there needed to be tighter regulation on what healthcare workers could discuss online, due to concerns about data protection and confidentiality