12-hour A&E wait crisis and yet more strikes on way
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Fears over patient safety in the strike-hit NHS grew on Monday as official figures showed more than 22,000 Londoners waited over 12…
Almost three million patients see their GP practice shut or merge
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Nearly three million patients have seen their GP practice close down or merge in the past five years, figures show. Read More
From sperm count to cancer: Air pollution damages every stage of life, research shows
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Air pollution causes harm to people at all stages of life, including reducing sperm count and damaging foetal growth, new research has shown….
Powerful earthquake rocks popular tourist town in Australia: 'Our house started shaking'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The 4.9 magnitude tremor was detected just after 7pm (AEST) on Monday about 200 kilometres offshore, west of the popular tourist town,…
Rwandan politician says the country isn't safe for refugees from the UK
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A Rwandan opposition leader has launched a scathing attack on the UK’s deportation scheme – saying the country is not safe for…
TB in HIV-infected persons: Here is what you need to know
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common opportunistic infection and one of the leading causes of death among people living with HIV(PLHIV) worldwide….
More people could have hidden bowel condition
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Many people may be suffering from an undiagnosed and misunderstood bowel condition, according to the charity Guts UK. Read More
‘From bad to worse’: drought puts Kenya’s hospitals under pressure
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The morning rounds at Modogashe hospital in Lagdera do not take long. Read More
Government-run awards event turns into disaster as 11 die and hundreds hospitalised with heatstroke in India
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A massive, open air award function attended by thousands in western India led to the deaths of 11 people from heatstroke and hospitalisation of…
Fungal outbreak tied to Michigan paper mill leaves at least one dead, 12 hospitalised
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Reading Time: < 1 minute At least one person has died and 96 others have fallen sick with a fungal infection linked to a Michigan paper mill, local…