Ten NHS trusts referred over monitoring consent
The issue emerged during the latest hearings of the Lampard Inquiry, which is examining the deaths of more than 2,000 people who spent time in mental health units in Essex between 2000 and the end of 2023. The infrared…
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The EU AI Act: When AI Decisions Matter In FE
Using it to assess whether a prospective learner should study at Level 2 or Level 3 is something else entirely. That difference gets to an increasingly important question for further education. As AI becomes more…
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Why Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s £2B Visitor Economy Needs Education and Employers at the Same Table
VisitEngland’s approval of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) status, alongside the Combined Authority’s adoption of the five-year Destination Management Plan (DMP), represents an…
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Cancer rates rising more quickly among younger people, international research finds
The number of people under 50 diagnosed with prostate cancer in England has quadrupled since 2001, while early onset bowel, kidney and uterine cancer diagnoses more than doubled. Analysis of English , US and Dutch cancer…
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Judith Lucy announces breast cancer diagnosis: ‘I’m in shock, but I’m OK’
In a video shared to Instagram on Tuesday afternoon, the 58-year-old said she had "a little, not-so-fun update" to share. "I got an email from BreastScreen Australia, telling me that my mammogram result was a bit weird.…
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Pennsylvania faces largest measles outbreak in decades as case count rises to 1,000
The benchmark comes as neighboring New York declared a state of emergency about measles rates there. Pennsylvania's health department said on Monday 1,004 cases of measles had been confirmed. Five Pennsylvania residents…
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Medicine shortages will result if drug prices are driven too low | Letter
Medicine supply chains are complex and global, with multiple points of potential failure that are especially sensitive to geopolitical shocks. Brexit has made us even more vulnerable, as we no longer have access to EU…
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Women suffer more pain than men across the whole body, major global study finds
That was true for all types of pain the researchers measured, and comes amid continuing concern about the gender pain gap , which means women are less likely to be prescribed the pain relief they need. Researchers from…
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Hegseth is obsessed with increasing testosterone. If anything, the US could use less | Dave Schilling
No one looks forward to a doctor visit, with its recriminations for bad habits or various intrusive blood tests. People don't have cocktail parties to celebrate their yearly check-up, and yet, it seems like every day…
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BSDC to develop future global engineers
Representatives from Japan’s National Institute of Technology (KOSEN) and Toyota KOSEN recently visited the College to develop plans for the new Global Entrepreneurship Programme, which will see students from across…
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