UN: 5 million children died before fifth birthday in 2021
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome 5 million children are estimated to have died before turning five years old in 2021, according to UN data published on…
How your New Year health kick could be ruining your TEETH: Juice cleanses, lemon water and oat milks can erode your enamel, trigger cavities and leave you with a yellow smile, dentists warn
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteJuice cleanses, lemon water and switching to a non-dairy milk may be the health habits some are looking to adopt for the…
COVID-19: Nigeria to screen arriving passengers using RTD
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) has said it will screen passengers coming into the country, using Rapid Diagnostic Test (RTD). Read…
NHS staff take more sick days for anxiety and depression than anything else, data shows
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe NHS is typically placed under extreme pressure during winter – January in particular – but amid soaring waiting times for emergency carea…
Primary schools shut as teachers strike in pay dispute
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSchool pupils will miss lessons this week as teachers walk out after last-ditch talks between Scottish Government officials and teaching unions failed…
Ministers to unveil anti-strike laws as disputes continue to paralyse UK
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMinisters are set to unveil controversial new legislation designed to curb the effectiveness of strike action as industrial disputes continue to paralyse…
Researchers warn of potentially fatal condition for open-water swimmers
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA potentially life-threatening condition that can affect fit and healthy open-water swimmers causing them to “drown from the inside” may involve a…
Diabetes artificial pancreas tech recommended for thousands on NHS
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than 100,000 people in England and Wales with type 1 diabetes could soon be offered new technology to manage their condition…
'Sick and twisted' former GP handed two more life sentences for abuse
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA “sick and twisted” former GP who committed 115 sexual offences against 28 women and girls as young as 15 and “preyed”…
Horses with giant cysts from pharmaceutical testing turned into meat for humans
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHorses with giant cysts from repeated pharmaceutical injections were illegally butchered and turned into meat for humans by a criminal gang in…