Will FACE MASKS creep back into classrooms amid Strep A outbreak?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChildren should wear face masks in classrooms in order to contain Strep A, according to an expert as the killer bug continues to…
‘So many people need help, but we can’t give them the care they deserve’: the diary of a nurse
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteI get to the hospital at 8.30am for a multidisciplinary team meeting, at which consultants and specialist nurses get together to discuss…
‘These are not crimes’: women in Argentina facing jail for obstetric emergencies
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Reading Time: < 1 minute One morning in December 2020, La China* was overcome with abdominal cramps. Read More
China medical expert says COVID has mutated, should be renamed - state media
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChina should change its official name for COVID-19 to reflect the virus’ mutation, and patients with light symptoms should be allowed to…
Pastor's wife: I fired my house help then she dropped HIV bombshell
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHellen Masha, (not her real name) has been HIV positive for 11 years now. She endured the toughest moments of life before…
China protests: Why is it struggling to vaccinate the elderly?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChina says it plans to ramp up Covid-19 vaccinations among its elderly population. Read More
NHS will pay for more patients to undergo treatment at private hospital in bid to 'turbocharge' efforts to clear backlog
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore NHS patients will be sent to private hospitals for treatment as health bosses ‘turbocharge’ efforts to tackle record waiting lists. Read More
Pitfalls lie ahead as China charts exit from zero-Covid
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter unprecedented mass protests against zero-Covid, Chinese authorities have made their most decisive move yet to exit the punishing policy. Read More
More diagnostic hubs to tackle NHS waiting lists in England
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe government is setting up 19 more diagnostic centres in communities across England to help tackle the Covid backlog. Read More
Ambulance staff to strike on 21 December
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAmbulance staff across most of England and Wales will go on strike on 21 December in a dispute over pay. Read More