First personalised cancer vaccine cuts risk of disease returning in major trial

The researchers involved say the results could mark a turning point in cancer treatment, bringing personalised medicine a step closer. The trial also found that the new drug combination reduced the risk of melanoma, a…

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India slashes cost of cancer drugs after court rules mark-ups are ‘extortion’

From next month, 137 cancer drugs in India will be cheaper as the government tries to tackle the tragedy of poorer patients either forgoing treatment, selling land or falling into debt to meet the high cost of some…

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Longer Lives need a Learning Guarantee

The familiar sequence of education, employment and retirement is becoming less suited to the lives people will lead. Learning and earning will increasingly overlap, as people change jobs, update their skills or move into…

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What the Trading Floor Taught me About Financial Education

A greater understanding of the basics is a must, and access to this sort of education must be offered at all levels of education. Why I started Financial eLearning I was trading Brent Crude oil at the time and the market…

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Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn

Morgues and funeral homes filled with bodies from June to August as the heat added by planet-baking pollution cut short an extra 32,000 lives in urban areas, the researchers found. Hot days pushed vulnerable bodies into…

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Liechtenstein prince’s ‘surreal’ abortion veto dismays campaigners

The legislation was approved by Liechtenstein's parliament last month after the presentation of a citizens' initiative signed by roughly a quarter of the nation's voters. The news left campaigners in the principality…

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Rapid changes to care market risk to National Care Service, regulator says

The Care Quality Commission's annual report highlights how a rising share of the care home market is owned by large firms - the five biggest increased their share by 26% in the last two years, driven by interest from US…

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Give more people weight-loss jabs on the NHS, say MPs

The Health Committee said the current plan for 220,000 people to have this jab for free on prescription in 2028 was a "woefully small number" and "unambitious". This represents only around 6% of eligible people and is a…

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Child health in England at risk from sharp rise in NHS waiting times, report says

While some adult waiting times have improved, children and young people are being "hit hardest" amid soaring demand and falling numbers of staff, according to the annual state of care report by the Care Quality…

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Young farmer and entrepreneur takes on a new field as Welsh college lecturer

The 23 year-old, from Bala, will combine the part-time role with running her family farm, giving students first-hand insight into the business, commercial and practical realities of modern agriculture. Erin took on…

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