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From young offender to junior doctor: 'I wrote a plan and stuck to it'
Steven Beattie left Scotland's most violent prison 20 years ago vowing to turn his life around.
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Trump's global health strategy is emerging. What will the Democratic Congress say?
The Trump Administration has ushered in a fundamental shift in the U.S. approach to global health aid. How will the newly elected Democratic Congress weigh in?
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Pope Leo begins a 12-day, 3-country South America tour after his cancer surgery
Pope Leo begins his first South American tour since lung cancer surgery. The 12-day journey takes him to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, where he spent two decades.
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NPR
Health intel-sharing group warns industry in wake of cyberattack on French blood bank
A healthcare intelligence-sharing organization is warning its members to lock down systems following cyberattacks on cold storage systems, including a French blood bank.
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BBC News
Should energy drinks be banned for under-16s?
The Welsh government says it wants to ban children under 16 from buying high-caffeine energy drinks.
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Under-16s could be banned from buying energy drinks in Wales
Young people in Cardiff told BBC Wales they supported the proposed ban.
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The Guardian
Autism, masking, and building a more inclusive world | Letters
Readers respond to an article by John Harris on the rise in the number of people labelled autistic over the last 20 years John Harris’s article addresses all the main issues that are being…
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NPR
His 1-year-old faced heart failure. His new book tells how to cope in a health crisis
Dr. Raj Panjabi is the author of Safer: A Playbook. His goal is to help people face a personal crisis — health, workplace, family conflicts — and "turn fear into action."
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The Guardian
This is an age of anti-vaccine unreason – and even NHS staff are not immune | Polly Toynbee
When fewer than half of health service workers have taken up the flu vaccine, there is little hope for the rest of us Good news. Edward Jenner ’s rustic thatched hut in his Gloucestershire…
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BBC News
Health minister instructs trusts to pause cuts to Phone First service
The triage line was scrapped in Belfast and was to close in the Northern Trust later this month.
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BBC News
'The veil of shame around postnatal depression needs to go'
Mums are helping other parents to recognise the signs of postnatal depression and psychosis.
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Pope begins lengthy trip to Latin America weeks after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo, who had part of a lung removed last month, will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru.
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Nice News
UK’s Pop-Up “Flower Pharmacy” Prescribed Mood-Boosting Bouquets
The U.K.’s first “Flower Pharmacy” opened its doors last month — prescribing bouquets instead of medicine to those in need of a mood boost. The one-off experience in London was designed to…
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UK doctor infected with Ebola being treated at London hospital
The doctor tested positive in DR Congo, where there is an outbreak. The government says the risk to the public remains low.
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The Guardian
British Ebola patient evacuated from DR Congo arrives at London hospital
Doctor who was helping response to outbreak in Africa taken to specialist isolation unit at Royal Free hospital A British doctor who tested positive for Ebola while working in the…
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The Guardian
Cancer diagnoses in England hit record high of more than 1,000 people a day
While NHS is identifying more cases, it is failing to meet timescale targets on diagnosis and treatment, experts say Cancer diagnoses in England have hit record highs, with more than 1,000…
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The Guardian
Regulation of counsellors and psychotherapists would protect patients | Letters
Readers respond to the recommendation by an independent commission that the profession be regulated The independent commission established by the professional bodies that represent…
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The Guardian
Give us this day our wholemeal bread | Brief letters
Bread runs in Oxford | Animal licences | Tomatoes in November | Cereal killers | Listening to Trump I agree with Rev Nicholas Bradbury of Oxford ( Letters, 2 November ) about the sad…
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BBC News
Brothers warned health trust days before man's death
Barnaby Spicer died in December 2024, weeks after being discharged from a mental health hospital.
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Evoke Media · Evoke Media Analysis
Electricity-Generating Toothbrush Improves Plaque and Gum Measures in Small Trial
A toothbrush whose bristles generate electricity as they bend reduced plaque, gum inflammation and bleeding more than a conventional toothbrush in a small trial, New Scientist reported. The…
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England Trial Tests Whether Multi-Cancer Blood Tests Can Help GPs Diagnose Earlier
A clinical trial in England will examine whether blood tests designed to detect multiple cancers can help family doctors identify patients needing further investigation sooner, Reuters and…
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The Guardian
‘Revenge of the nerds’: US midterms deliver a win for science – and a rebuke of Maha
The wins for Democrats come after years of cuts and upheaval to US health and science infrastructure Q&A: Ask your questions about Democrats’ win in the midterms A political organization…
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Swedish Study Links Lifetime Estrogen Exposure to Brain Vascular Health in Older Women
Longer lifetime estrogen exposure was associated with fewer signs of vascular injury in the brains of older Swedish women, according to MedPage Today and research published in Neurology…
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