Lack of friend or family visits linked to increased death risk
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Reading Time: < 1 minute People should try to visit friends and family at least once a month to stop them feeling lonely and reduce their risk…
Man receives the first eye transplant plus a new face. It's a step toward one day restoring sight
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Surgeons have performed the world’s first transplant of an entire human eye, an extraordinary addition to a face transplant — although it’s…
UN Report Warns That Working in the Sun Causes Skin Cancers
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Reading Time: < 1 minute New data from two United Nations agencies shows that millions of workers toiling under the sun’s glare is fueling skin cancer cases…
AstraZeneca makes big push into weight-loss market with obesity pill deal
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Reading Time: < 1 minute AstraZeneca is making a big push into the weight-loss drug market, striking an exclusive licence agreement with a Chinese company for an…
More than 1,400 patients A DAY are forced to wait 12 hours in A&E
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Reading Time: < 1 minute More than 1,400 patients were forced to wait at least 12 hours in A&E every day last month, grim data revealed today. …
Nationwide cuts mortgage rates below 5%
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Homeowners can lock into a two-year mortgage rate below 5 per cent for the first time in months as lenders continue to…
Record numbers of parents in Japan say they will stop having children amid financial struggles
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Parents in Japan are increasingly averse to the idea of having more children, a survey has revealed, as the country’s government expressed concern over the…
Mortgage arrears jump as homeowners and landlords feel pressure from rate hikes
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The number of mortgages in arrears has jumped as cost-of-living pressures and higher rates on home loans bite, according to a trade…
Living well with HIV possible through advances in drug therapy
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Stakeholders are unanimous that Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) that causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), if untreated, has gone from certain death sentences…
Zimbabwe: Interview: ‘1 in 8 drug users is HIV positive’
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Reading Time: < 1 minute ZIMBABWE is battling increased drug and substance abuse, especially among youths, which is reportedly contributing to a spike in new HIV infections….