'I can't do the things my friends do': Life as a teenage carer
She likes going out, seeing her friends and wants to go to university next year. Unlike most of her peers, however, she also cares for her father, Paul, who has significant mobility and memory issues after suffering a…
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Weekly type 2 diabetes jab could replace daily injections
Patients still have to wait for the treatment to be approved by the medicines regulator before it is made available on the NHS. The treatment, known as Onswik and made by Eli Lilly, is said to work as well as daily…
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Vapes could lead to health harms in children, doctors warn
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has reviewed about 81 studies into vaping and said it is linked to higher rates of breathing problems and evidence of harm in babies whose mothers used vapes…
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Love You to Death review – is this all they asked the woman who faked her son’s illnesses?
Last week, the story of Rhianan Rudd ("Britain's Youngest Terrorist") was unpacked and its many sadder parts laid out for inspection in The Schoolgirl Terrorist? In Love You to Death, it is the turn of Lisa…
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Stop putting women through brutal hysteroscopies without pain relief | Letters
All three were administered with very basic pain relief, ie a small amount of local anaesthetic, which I would compare to numbing a gum with a piece of ice and then proceeding with root canal treatment. I was offered a…
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Salmonella outbreak: What we know so far
Although not yet proven, imported eggs or dishes containing them are the leading suspects as to the cause. Evidence also suggests people caught the bug while eating out, rather than at home - with catering and food…
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Trump nominates abortion opponent Heidi Overton to be head of FDA
"Today I am honored to nominate the wonderful Dr. Heidi Overton, MD, PhD, as our next FDA Commissioner. Dr. Heidi has been a ROCKSTAR in my Administration, where she has worked directly with Secretary Kennedy, Dr. Oz…
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Access students at The Sheffield College celebrate university success
Cameron is going onto the University of Sheffield to study physics having finished an Access to Higher Education Diploma in Science. His career aim is study beyond degree level to achieve a Masters and a PhD and take…
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Arden University launches pioneering Level 7 qualification to help social care leaders navigate digital transformation
Welcoming its first cohort in November 2026, the six-month programme has been developed to address the unique challenges facing social care organisations, including digital transformation, AI adoption, workforce…
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Arden University wins its first national Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence
Established in 2016 to celebrate the power of teamwork in Higher Education, AdvanceHE’s CATE Award is the collaborative sister to the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS). Presented by AdvanceHE, the UK’s…
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