Cold, hard facts about how freezing winter weather can harm your health
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Britain’s big freeze saw temperatures crash to as low as -6C overnight as parts of the country were blanketed in snow and…
Six people die, including three children, when their throats are sliced by KITE STRINGS at Indian festival
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Six people, including three children, have died at a festival in India after their throats were sliced open by kite strings. Read More
The 12 lifestyle factors which raise risk of dementia: Experts claim hundreds of thousands of cases could be avoided
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Hundreds of thousands of dementia cases could be stopped if people took more steps to prevent it, new data suggests. Read More
More misery for NHS patients as thousands of nurses stage two-day strike across England: Health chiefs warn of 'widespread disruption' to services...
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Tens of thousands of NHS nurses are on strike again today and tomorrow, creating further chaos for patients in England. Read More
Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy ‘results in more children walking’
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Screening newborns for a rare condition that causes progressive muscle weakness and providing early treatment can significantly improve mobility in children with…
Court overturns murder convictions against Ontario man who gave two women HIV, killing them
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Ontario’s top court has quashed two murder convictions against a Hamilton man in a high-profile case in which he transmitted HIV to…
Researchers identify how HIV/hepatitis drug harms the kidneys
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A first-of-its-kind study identifies mechanisms that explain how a drug commonly used to treat HIV and hepatitis causes kidney disease and kidney…
2,000 more ‘excess’ deaths in first week of year ahead of nurses’ strike
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Britain suffered nearly 2,000 more deaths than normal in the first week of January, new figures revealed today, amid a continuing crisis…
Voices: Pay hikes for NHS staff are unaffordable – and will cut patient care
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Reading Time: < 1 minute This winter, health services across Europe are under intense pressure. We are feeling the strain in every part of the UK, too. …
HMRC admits around £250m of Covid help for self-employed was siphoned away by organised crime
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Around £250m of Covid help for the self-employed was siphoned away by organised crime, the boss of HMRC has admitted to MPs. Read More