Earth's population will hit EIGHT BILLION tomorrow in a 'key milestone for humanity', UN says
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The world’s population will hit eight billion tomorrow, the United Nations has estimated. Read More
Woman denies aiding the genital mutilation of a three-year-old girl as court hears the child was taken to Kenya for the procedure
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A woman accused of aiding the genital mutilation of a three-year-old girl in 2006 pleaded not guilty at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today. …
Up to one in three English hospital beds occupied by patients fit for discharge
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Reading Time: < 1 minute As many as one in three hospital beds in parts of England are occupied by patients who are well enough to be…
How landlocked Lesotho's 1st and only oncology clinic addresses cancer crisis
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Reading Time: < 1 minute “I know we can do it,” Dr. Kabelo Mputsoe, an oncologist, said. Read More
Key cause of type 2 diabetes confirmed: Chemicals produced to break down sugar worsens condition
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Scientists have puzzled over how exactly high blood sugar worsens the effects of type 2 diabetes for years. Read More
Diphtheria vaccine to be given to thousands of asylum seekers after 39 cases at Manston migrant centre
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Thousands of asylum seekers are to be vaccinated against diphtheria after a serious outbreak of the disease at the controversial Manston Read More
Nurses’ strike could delay surgery for up to 3m people in England
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Up to 3 million patients in England could have their surgeries delayed because of the looming NHS-wide strikes by nurses, research shows. Read…
TikTok's fertility myths laid bare: Experts beg women trying to get pregnant not to bank on herbal teas, pineapples or psychic readings
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Reading Time: < 1 minute TikTok was today accused of peddling fertility misinformation by letting its creators wrongly claim herbal teas and psychic readings Read More
Scottish Ambulance Service staff set date for industrial action
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Scottish 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 minute People with untreatable cancers have had their immune system redesigned to attack their own tumours. Read More