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Martin Bagot

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Canary Wharf, London
As seen in: The Daily Mirror, MSN, MSN Australia, MSN Ireland, MSN UK, MSN Philippines, Sunday Mirror, Sunday People, Yahoo News UK, Daily Express, Daily Star (UK) and
Covers:  All news stories in the Mirror about health and science. These range from health policy stories about the NHS to the latest academic research breakthroughs.
Doesn't Cover: lifestyle features
Daily Mirror Health and Science Editor. Hoping one day the NHS will be put back on its feet. Loves a campaign. Stoke City fan. Also on Bluesky #Xdissenter

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Responsible for the health and science beat at the Daily Mirror.

Articles

How to get perfect night's sleep as one third of Brits experience problems at least once a week

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By Martin Bagot Verified
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Good sleep is one of the most important factors for our health and wellbeing and lack of it is one of the most common NHS complaints. This week, research emerged showing that waking up in the night due to work stress is a major problem for most over-50s. A third of us experience sleep problems at least once a week. Sleep is crucial throughout our lives for healing tissues and strengthening the immune system as well as being when the brain clears out waste and locks in the previous day’s memories.
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Weight loss jab clinics aim to help dieters keep the pounds off in nationwide trial

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By Martin Bagot Verified
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A national trial is being launched to help people on appetite-suppressing jabs keep the weight off. Weight loss injections have become a global phenomenon and are taken by over two million Brits, but there are major concerns about weight regain. Research shows if people stop taking the weekly jabs they tend to put all the fat back on - but never regain muscle and bone mass lost.
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UK heatwaves warning as nearly 3,000 people dead in just two months of hot weather

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By Martin Bagot Verified
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Heatwaves have caused 2,877 people to die so far this summer, as health chiefs warn we could be facing a record death toll. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimated the number of heat-associated deaths during the two heatwaves in May and June, which combined were almost double the 1,504 excess deaths seen in the whole of last summer. Its analysis suggests 2026 could see the highest number of heat-associated deaths on record, surpassing the 2,985 recorded in 2022.
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Awards

Midlands Media Awards

2013 - Scoop of the Year

This story stemmed from a Facebook comment I came across one evening while off on annual leave, about a group of friends being turned away from a Coventry bar. The friends were due to be pall bearers at the funeral of Corporal Michael Thacker at Coventry Cathedral later that day - the 416th member of the British armed forces to be killed in Afghanistan. The grieving squaddies were turned away for teas and coffee because they were in uniform. Just 48 hours later our online story had gone viral with more than 100,000 people demanding a boycott, protests and police calling for calm. Ed Miliband even commented on the story which was picked up by all the national media including The Sun, Mirror, Metro, Daily Telegraph, i Newspaper, Daily Express, Daily Mail, BBC, ITV and Sky. The judges said: "Martin Bagot delivered a good old fashioned scoop which prompted national indignation. He followed a lead and through relentless journalistic endeavour delivered a great scoop for his paper."

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