‘Self-healing’ coach who was banned from working in Australia to speak in UK
She has previously claimed that cancer is a fungus that can be treated with bicarbonate soda , that vaccines have caused an epidemic of conditions including autism and cot death, and that pregnant women with Strep B do…
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Royal College of Nursing cuts ties with Israeli drug company
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has axed Teva UK as a commercial partner and as sponsor of a forthcoming event on migraine and headaches at the union's London headquarters. Pro-Palestine groups who were pushing the…
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Increased air pollution linked to more night-time coughing, UK-led study finds
Most air pollution research looks at symptoms that are severe enough for people to seek medical help, but day-to-day symptoms can be overlooked. Prof Cecilia Mascolo, who led the study from the University of Cambridge…
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Rewiring The State: A Moment Of Opportunity for The Future Of Skills
These observations are not without merit. Policy cycles are short, and innovation cycles can be too. As a result, the system does not always fulfil its potential to meet the needs of learners, employers and communities.…
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Under Pressure: How Universities Can Best Prepare Students for What Comes Next
This is nearly double the national rate for the public at large. What’s more, there isn’t a single factor driving this change; it’s a very complex picture. First-year university students are faced with a significant…
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Coroner warns of risk of future deaths at mental health unit where patient was killed
The coroner has sent a report to the Trust and NHS England raising serious concerns about the care the two men received. It follows a six-day inquest in September during which the senior coroner for east London, Graeme…
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NHS protects thousands of rough sleepers ahead of winter with vital vaccines
From this week, NHS teams and charity partners will offer crucial flu and pneumococcal disease vaccines for people sleeping rough or using homeless hostels or night-shelters as part of a new national programme. NHS…
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Specialist services are vital to help people with ME/CFS | Letter
But two different questions are being conflated: how patients have been treated, and what the evidence tells us about the causes and treatment of ME/CFS. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence no longer…
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It’s cruel to delay ADHD and autism assessments for children | Letter
Imagine the long-term harm inflicted on a six-year-old child forced to wait two years for an assessment of a physical condition. Waiting for a diagnosis of autism or ADHD is no different. That's a quarter of a child's…
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£350m a week for a national care service? Hmm… time for some joined-up thinking | Brief letters
How fortunate it is that an option declared by Andy Burnham of rejoining the EU would result in increased trade and hence greater public taxation revenues of £770m per week . A chance for some joined-up thinking…
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