Health worker shortages ‘lead to excess deaths’ – study
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHealthcare worker shortages could lead to excess deaths, a new study suggests. Read More
Citizens Advice issues warning over ‘bleakest ever’ year
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCitizens Advice has faced its “bleakest ever” start to the year as demand for help has soared amid the cost of living…
Britain is 'online child abuse capital of Europe', online data show
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBritain has become the online child abuse capital for Europe after the number of cases reported to police trebled in a year,…
WHO lists Uganda among world’s weakest healthcare systems
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe World Health Organization recently identified 55 of the world’s most vulnerable national healthcare systems. Thirty-seven countries on the WHO list are in…
Toddler dies after being bitten by a mosquito as tropical disease claims another life
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA toddler has tragically died after contracting a mosquito-borne virus which has health authorities on edge. Read More
Risking Death to Deliver Life - Too Many Women Are Still Paying the Ultimate Price [opinion]
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe wonderful experience of giving life carries the risk of morbidity and mortality. Read More
Baby born from three people's DNA in UK first
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA baby has been born using three people’s DNA for the first time in the UK, the fertility regulator has confirmed. Read…
In Africa’s ‘first narco-state’, rehab can mean torture for addicts
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteShortly after mass, the pastor looked on as his burly assistants stamped on the teenager, who had been accused of smoking a…
Tougher penalties could be introduced for terrifying 'monkey dust' drug as ministers ask advisers to look at whether the psychoactive should be made a Class A substance
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTougher penalties could be introduced for a terrifying psychoactive drug known as ‘monkey dust’. Read More
Children with type 2 diabetes to be given sensors to replace finger-prick testing
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHundreds of children who manage their type 2 diabetes by regularly pricking their finger can now monitor their glucose levels using automated…