Paul Gallagher

Paul Gallagher is health correspondent at the i paper. He was previously a reporter for the Independent and Independent on Sunday. He has also worked as a reporter for the Observer, Daily Mirror and European Voice in Brussels, where he began his career in 2002 after editing the Leeds Student newspaper.

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Article thumbnail: EMBARGOED TO 0001 THURSDAY NOVEMBER File photo dated 28/04/2019 of vitamin C tablets. Thousands of lives have been saved following the rollout of certain blood thinners on the NHS, its chief executive has said. The four drugs - apixaban, dabigatran, edoxaban, and rivaroxaban - are known as direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and are recommended to treat patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice). Issue date: Thursday November 2, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story HEALTH AF. Photo credit should read: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

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