Girl, 16, diagnosed with iron deficiency after developing craving for inedible substances
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePica is an eating disorder characterised by unusual cravings for inedible substances. Read More
Russian hackers release more Medibank patient files labelled 'sexually transmitted diseases', 'HIV', 'psycho' and 'viral hep' after $15m ransom was refused
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteRussian hackers responsible for breaking into Medibank have released another 1,496 records in its largest data drop to date. Read More
Eight women die in Mexico from aseptic meningitis caused by a fungus present in an anesthetic
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA total of eight women have died from aseptic meningitis in the Mexican city of Durango, located in the state of the…
Asylum seekers ‘can’t afford clothes or toiletries’ on £8 a week government support
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAsylum seekers say they cannot afford the clothes and toiletries they need, or to leave their accommodation, as they survive on as…
Safe haven laws and the surrendered infants in US
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe ending of the constitutional right to abortion played a significant role in the outcome of the US midterm elections. Read More
Woman who shed weight to qualify for IVF becomes pregnant
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA woman who had to lose weight to qualify for IVF treatment is celebrating becoming pregnant. Read More
China announces first COVID-19 death in nearly six months as it battles outbreaks
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChina has announced its first death from COVID-19 in nearly six months as tough new measures are imposed in Beijingand across the…
Inquest finds 'healthy' dad died after receiving cancerous transplant
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA fit and healthy father died after doctors mistakenly gave him a cancerous kidney transplant Read More
'We will ruthlessly remove barriers that get in the way of what matters to NHS patients — reducing admin, creating cost-effective standardised designs for NHS buildings
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Chancellor’s Autumn Statement delivered a massive boost to the health and social care system. Read More
Heating chemotherapy drugs to 42c can DOUBLE the survival time for patients with aggressive ovarian cancer which affects 7,500 British women a year
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHeating chemotherapy drugs increases their potency and can double survival time for patients with aggressive ovarian cancer, Read More