Women in England with incurable breast cancer to get life-extending drug on NHS
About 1,000 women a year with HER2-low advanced breast cancer will be able to obtain Enhertu from Thursday after ministers and the drug's makers struck a deal on its price. About one in seven of the 60,000 new cases of…
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What Works to Improve Young People’s Essential Employment Skills?
The Nuffield Foundation has launched a new fund to evaluate interventions and build evidence about what works to support young people to develop these skills and access good jobs. Ask employers what young people need to…
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Republican senator blames Trump administration policies for measles deaths in Pennsylvania
Cassidy, a Louisiana physician who chairs the panel, said three people in Pennsylvania had died of measles, with a fourth death under review, because of misinformation and misguided policies. His remarks come as the US…
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Family of pregnant woman who died sues Ken Paxton for wrongful death
Attorneys representing Walker's family filed the lawsuit in Bexar county district court, alleging that Paxton, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, several doctors and other defendants were…
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Women with same health conditions as men ‘less likely to be offered active treatment’
A review of global research found that for several health problems, including cardiovascular conditions, kidney disease and Parkinson's, women were less likely to receive the same treatment as men, revealing the extent…
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Ferritin face: the new health scare taking social media by storm
Pallor, dull skin, dark circles under your eyes. Looking washed out, basically. What are you, a mirror? Oh no, does this describe you? Do you also have ferritin face? Aren't those just symptoms for "looking tired"? Is…
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The families facing a food crisis in school holidays | Letters
It is this group of children who, having recently become eligible for means-tested free school meals during term time, are disqualified from accessing the holiday activities and food (HAF) programme. While the government…
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Doctors, not cameras, save babies in intensive care | Brief letters
Re the Thirlwall report on the Lucy Letby case ( Thirlwall report: what did it say about Lucy Letby case and what does it recommend?, 15 September ), babies in neonatal intensive care units are saved by having consultant…
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First African business school to reach Financial Times top 10 as Rabat Business School climbs MiM ranking
The landmark result makes Rabat Business School the only African institution included in this year’s Masters in Management ranking, placing it among the world’s highest performing business schools and marking a…
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One-week Finland exchange opens international study to part-time and mature students in Wales
The group brought together students from Youth Work, Early Years and Education Studies courses, giving participants from different disciplines and backgrounds the opportunity to learn from Finnish peers and from one…
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