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Health secretary failed to stop Junior Doctors’ strike in England

Following a meeting which took place yesterday, Steve Barclay was unsuccessful at attempting to avert junior doctor strike action.

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Opinion: the government is failing to successfully address the excruciating NHS crisis

Max Parmentier, Co-Founder and CEO of Birdie, an at-home healthcare technology platform, shares his opinion

Care Headlines

‘Phenomenal’ amounts of pressure relieved off health staff in West Midlands

Areas in the West Midlands have made a major breakthrough in relation to sharing health

Adult Headlines

11 minutes of daily exercise could prevent premature deaths, study shows

Experts from the University of Cambridge have found completing 11 minutes of daily exercise could

Headlines Health Young People

Kent County Council cracks down on illegal teenage vaping laws

In an attempt to protect young people’s health, the local authority has urged businesses and

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Sexting is associated with multiple mental health problems, study shows

A new US study has found sexting was associated with depression, anxiety, poor sleeping patterns,

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Parents to be offered weaning advice following concerning survey results

The UK government is launching a new campaign to offer parents advice on how to

Headlines Health

FBI Director theorises Covid-19 leaked from Chinese lab

Arguments of how Covid-19 began have fuelled divides amongst US intelligence community; FBI Director Christopher

Headlines Health

Junior doctors strikes axed following ‘record’ pay offer

Scotland’s British Medical Association (BMA) members have accepted a 12.4% pay offer bringing an end to any future industrial action.

Adult Headlines

Air pollution escalates non-lung cancer risk, study shows

Chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollutants and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) may increase the risk

Headlines Health

NHS England to launch a life-saving heart attack campaign

Heart attack admission figures have returned to pre-pandemic levels prompting the NHS to launch a

Headlines Physical Disabilities

Royal College of Midwives calls for more perinatal mental health support

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has warned that vital perinatal mental health support is

Children Headlines

Food banks in schools illustrate the extremity of poverty amongst children

A new report exposed schools are carrying an unequal burden of responding to long-term poverty

Adult Headlines

Risk of premature birth higher among mothers with poor mental health – study

New research has indicated women who have at least one contact with mental health services

Children Headlines

New brain research suggests why some teenagers develop nicotine addictions

University experts have highlighted levels of grey matter in the brain could be linked to

Headlines Physical Disabilities

Millions of pounds held up every month by delays to disability benefit reviews

Disabled people are missing out on an estimated £24m every month because of delays to