Orthrus Covid variant behind quarter of UK cases — symptoms to spot
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A new Covid variant is said to account for nearly a quarter of cases of the virus in England. Read More
Dagenham mother-of-three, 40, dies at home after waiting over an hour and a half for ambulance
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A“giving and cheerful” mother-of-three has died at her home in Dagenham at the age of just 40 after waiting more than an…
New treatment strategy cuts risk of bowel cancer returning by 28%
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Giving bowel cancer patients chemotherapy before surgery cuts the risk of it coming back by 28%, according to the results of a…
Children born as a result of rape will be classed as victims of crime: England and Wales among the first countries in the world to extend the legal definition
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Children born as a result of rape will be officially classed as victims of crime under Government plans. Read More
'Smart patch' detects Alzheimer's in 6 MINUTES: Device uses microneedles to look for biomarkers linked to the disease in the person's skin
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A new ‘smart patch’ claims to detect Alzheimer’s in just six minutes by detecting biomarkers of the disease in the patient’s skin. Read…
How many of these foods do YOU keep in the fridge? From cheese and lettuce to fruits and jams... everyday groceries that should and should NOT be chilled
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Reading Time: < 1 minute From putting apples in the fridge to putting ketchup in the cupboard, every household has sacrosanct rules about where to store everyday…
Early retirement may ACCELERATE dementia because you don’t use your brain as much, study suggests
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Early retirement sounds like a dream for most of us — but it may actually increase the risk of dementia. Read More
Moldova: Driven to sex work by desperation and poverty
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Many sex workers in Moldova turned to prostitution to feed their families. They experience violence and humiliation in their work. Read More
Black babies stillborn at almost twice rate of white babies, ONS figures show
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The stillbirth rate of black babies in England and Wales is almost twice that of white babies, with families from mixed and multiple…
Mums are OLDER than ever: Average age of women giving birth is now 30.9 - driven by pursuit of careers and medical advances
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Mothers in England and Wales are older than ever before, official figures revealed today. Read More