South Korean nurses strike after Yoon vetoes bill on pay, working conditions
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Thousands of South Korean nurses went on strike on Friday after President Yoon Suk Yeol vetoed a law to improve their pay…
1.5 million people have heart rhythm condition that increases stroke risk, says British Heart Foundation
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The number of people in the UK diagnosed with a heart rhythm condition that puts them at increased risk of a stroke…
Needle-free vaccines take the sting out of child immunisation
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Scientists say they have made a breakthrough in administering new, injection-free vaccinations for children that should make immunisations easier to store and…
Nigerian doctors begin 5-day strike, leaving many without health care
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Many patients in Nigeria are left without health care as the association of doctors in government hospitals began a five-day strike Read…
Over 80 percent of Nigerians still can’t access health insurance — Poll
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Although health financing dates back to 1962 in Nigeria, only 17 percent of the country’s population has health insurance coverage, Read More
Four men accused of wounding NHS worker
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Four men have been charged in relation to an attack on an NHS worker who was allegedly struck by a car as he…
Half of pizzas on sale in the UK contain a whole day’s allowance of salt
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Half the pizzas eaten in Britain contain all of the salt that government scientists say we should be eating in a day,…
Exclusive-India considers policy change after cough syrup deaths - Modi's office
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Reading Time: < 1 minute India is considering a change to its pharmaceutical industry policy after cough syrups made in the country were linked to the deaths…
Five years in jail for trolls who encourage self-harm
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Trolls who encourage people to self-harm online will face up to five years in jail under a new offence announced by the…
Lockdown link to unusual heart swelling in babies with hand, foot and mouth virus
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A cluster of cases of heart inflammation in newborn babies caused by catching enterovirus may be linked to Covid lockdowns, it has emerged….