NHS ‘unethical’ in recruiting nurses from short-staffed countries
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The NHS has been accused of “unethical” behaviour after it emerged that it has been recruiting record numbers of nurses and midwives…
‘Absolutely shameful’ UK ethnicity pay gap persists, figures show
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The UK’s ethnicity pay gap has persisted over the past decade, when factors like occupation, qualifications, geography, age and sex are taken…
Congress demands information from CDC on pneumonia outbreak in China
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A Congressional committee tonight sent a scathing letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention demanding it be more transparent regarding the mysterious outbreak…
Taiwan urges elderly, young to avoid China visits due to respiratory illnesses
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Taiwan’s health ministry on Thursday urged the elderly, very young and those with poor immunity to avoid travel to China due to…
Red Sea attacks on ships spark safety concerns for sailors
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Commercial ships face increasing dangers at sea after armed groups have attacked and seized vessels in waters around the Red Sea and…
African company to start making vaginal rings that protect against HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A South African company will make vaginal rings that protect against HIV, which AIDS experts say should eventually make them cheaper and more readily available. …
‘They’re in the air, drinking water, dust, food …’ How to reduce your exposure to microplastics
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Invisible specks of eroded plastic from long-forgotten toothbrushes, sweet wrappers and stocking-filler toys are everywhere. Read More
After China, mysterious respiratory illness affecting mainly children, raises alarms in US
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Reports of a mysterious respiratory illness wreaking havoc in Chinese hospitals have prompted concerns within the medical community, with implications extending to…
‘Over 400 consultant anaesthetists left Nigeria in two years’
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Reading Time: < 1 minute No fewer than 400 consultant anaesthetists left the shores of Nigeria for greener pastures in the last two years, says the Nigerian…
Four migrants who were pushed out of a boat die just yards from Spain's southern coast
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Four migrants have died meters (yards) from shore in southern Spain after being forced out of the boat they were traveling in, officials…