Fall in methadone prescriptions for opiate addiction in south east London
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Reading Time: < 1 minute GPs in south east London gave fewer methadone prescriptions to treat opioid addiction last year, new figures show. Read More
China’s rushed exit from zero-Covid may have cost hundreds of thousands of lives
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Reading Time: < 1 minute When China suddenly scrapped onerous zero-Covid measures in December, the country wasn’t ready for a massive onslaught of cases. Read More
Britain reports case of atypical mad cow disease
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Britain has reported a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly called mad cow disease Read More
Newly released Chinese Covid data points to infected animals in Wuhan
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Newly released data from early in the Covid-19 pandemic has offered a crucial new insight into the outbreak’s origins, suggesting that Covid-infected…
Study finds Apple Watch could help predict pain for people with sickle cell disease
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Reading Time: < 1 minute New research on Apple Watch’s health features is emerging at a rapid pace. Read More
Ministers told they should consider paying grandparents who help out with childcare
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Ministers should consider paying grandparents who help out with childcare amid shortages in the number of nursery spaces available, MPs were told…
Children with eczema ‘should not be offered bath emollients on the NHS’
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Children with eczema should not be offered bath emollients on the NHS, according to new guidance. Read More
HIV-Positive Woman Who Begged for Work with Placard Grateful as She Lands New Job
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A desperate woman who begged for work on the streets of Nairobi has expressed her elation after getting work. Read More
Senior nurse sacked after telling disabled care home resident they ‘didn’t deserve to be alive’
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A senior nurse has been sacked after she told a disabled care home resident they “didn’t deserve to be alive”. Read More
People in deprived areas more likely to die from lung conditions, charity warns
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Reading Time: < 1 minute People living in places such as Blackpool, Liverpool and Inverclyde are among the most likely to be admitted to hospital in an emergency and die…