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Having witnessed three of her four grandparents succumb to dementia, with all the distress that brought, she wants to avoid the same fate. She hopes the shingles vaccine might help. Jenny is far from alone. Britain's…
Read moreLast week, the American Academy of Pediatrics called for a ban on sales of unpasteurized milk in the United States. More people have started drinking raw milk, doctors say, because of influencers who have touted its…
Read moreAccording to analysis by the non-profit Protect Our Care, 52 maternity wards have closed since the HR1 bill was announced in July 2025 , with a further eight having announced their upcoming closure. The bill, which will…
Read moreEverything about the bleak, remote facility for mentally ill people is forbidding, says Jan Neate. "I get really upset going there," she says. "Even though I really want to see Jake, visiting is an ordeal." Jake, 45, is…
Read moreThe "threshold of regulation" (TOR) exemption currently allows dangerous compounds to be used without review in food contact materials, such as packaging or processing equipment, if they are not carcinogenic, and are…
Read moreWe know life is busy, so here’s a snapshot of the latest announcements and epic thought leadership articles from sector influencers and thought leaders across FE and Skills this week on FE News. Gavin’s Reflective…
Read moreIt is a central part of the vaccine vision for Robert F Kennedy Jr , the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a longtime vaccine opponent. At an anti-vaccine conference last month…
Read moreThe loss of specialist personnel to the private sector has already forced one NHS trust in England to limit access to its neurodevelopmental service to only the most urgent cases. The brain drain of psychologists…
Read moreThis would still have provision for free treatment at the point of need, but people would pay through insurance systems, and they would choose the level of cover they've got. Those models deliver far better outcomes for…
Read moreThe US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, said on Thursday that Nidal Hasan, a former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be executed by firing squad on 3 December. Officials later confirmed…
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