Scottish Ambulance Service staff set date for industrial action
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteScottish ambulance staff are set to take industrial action on November 25 over a pay dispute. Read More
'Leap forward' in tailored cancer medicine
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePeople with untreatable cancers have had their immune system redesigned to attack their own tumours. Read More
Dementia and sport: Group of former players to take legal action against football's governing bodies
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA group of 30 former footballers and their families are suing football’s governing bodies, claiming they failed to protect them from brain…
‘More than 50 poor countries in danger of bankruptcy ’ amid economic climate
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than 50 of the poorest developing countries are in danger of defaulting on their debt and becoming effectively bankrupt unless Read…
Outrage as NHS watchdog rejects life-extending breast cancer drug for women with the 'Angelina Jolie' gene
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA breast cancer drug which was shown to boost the survival chances of women with the ‘Jolie gene’ is set to be…
Revealed: How Christmas drinks sold by the likes of Starbucks, Costa and Pret have up to THREE times more sugar than a Krispy Kreme doughnut and more calories than a McDonald's Cheeseburger
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Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s that time of year. High street coffee chains have unveiled their festive drink offerings, Read More
Food insecurity is driving women in Africa into sex work, increasing HIV risk
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe first time she traded sex for food to feed her family, J was 14 years old. Read More
Loan Sharks Persist With Cruel Recovery Practices
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSeveral customers of some online money lenders have complained of undignified ways the lenders often employ to recover loans from them. Read…
A constant barrage: US companies target junk food ads to people of color
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteJohane Filemon is tired of beating back the ads for burgers, french fries, high-sodium chips, candy and soda – aimed not at…
Rising toll of mothers who die after childbirth is revealed in shocking new report
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIncreasing numbers of mothers and babies are dying despite vows to improve maternity services, a damning report has revealed. Read More