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Ministers must "grasp the nettle" that as many as 20 of England's 155 NHS units that are led by consultant obstetricians will need to shut or change their role, he added. Hopkins urged ministers and MPs to show "courage"…
Property agents are drawing people into the taxpayer-funded system using social media videos that offer free rooms, PlayStation consoles and even holidays. The system - called supported exempt accommodation (SEA) - is…
Alongside my professional practice in further education and skills, I’m completing a Doctorate in Education exploring identity among young adults who have experienced being not in education, employment or training…
Students are increasingly using AI tools as part of their schoolwork. Rather than providing a simple argument for or against AI in education, the findings point to a bigger challenge: ensuring students understand when AI…
Now, she and her husband, Shaun Fitzgerald, 65, are both on disability assistance. Last year, when Fitzgerald – a roofer – was waiting for back surgery for spinal stenosis, Harrison left her job to help look after him at…
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, the two main forms of IBD, are typically treated only after symptoms appear, when the gut has already been damaged. But scientists found that the immune system sends warning…
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump pledged a crackdown on drug cartels, proscribing many as terrorist organisations. Drug overdose deaths have fallen from a peak of around 110,000 in 2022, down to roughly 70,000…
With swift medical intervention, plague is treatable. But in the nearly three weeks since a worker at a Siberian plague research unit died of a mysterious respiratory illness, state officials have been consistently…
His success challenged assumptions and showed what can be achieved when people are given opportunities and support. Yet the 165,000 people with cerebral palsy in the UK are too often underestimated. Others frequently…
Protecting eligible patients from losing coverage through paperwork must remain the first priority. But hospitals also have a responsibility to prepare operationally for 1 January. They should not compound the coming…