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Lucy Letby inquiry: Consultant says he wishes he had reported concerns sooner
The consultant paediatrician whose evidence helped to convict nurse Lucy Letby of murdering newborn babies has told the ...
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What are countries doing to tackle worsening drug shortages?
The World Health Organization notes 300 essential drugs are now in shortage. Chris Baraniuk asks what is behind the problems ...
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Sorting out scope of practice of physician associates in the UK: the clock is ticking
The decision to introduce legislation in the UK to regulate Physicians Associates (PAs) and Anaesthetic Associates (AAs) has ...
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Folic acid: UK to fortify flour to protect against birth defects
The UK government is to press ahead with adding folic acid to flour to try to prevent hundreds of babies each year from being born with neural tube defects. Folic acid deficiency is a leading cause of ...
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Speaking up for science in an era of disinformation
On 6 November Donald Trump was re-elected president of the United States after an election campaign characterised by fear, lies, and disinformation. Trump’s campaign featured his insistence that he ...
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We need a gender just transition for health systems and climate action
Meaningful progress to mitigate the climate crisis and improve health systems will only be possible with a commitment to equity, justice, and inclusion, say Arthur Ng’etich and colleagues As the 29th ...
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Bird flu: Canadian teenager is critically ill with new genotype
A Canadian adolescent is in a critical condition in a British Columbia hospital after becoming infected with a new genotype of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The patient, who has not ...