AI finds drugs that could fight ageing and age-related diseases
Photoroyalty/ShutterstockFinding new drugs – called “drug discovery” – is an expensive and time-consuming task. But a type of artificial intelligence...
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COVID in kids: younger children and those from deprived areas are at higher risk of being hospitalised – new research
Rido/ShutterstockAt the heights of the pandemic, particularly since 2021, many children and teenagers admitted to hospital had COVID. However, it...
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How did the social care system end up in crisis and how can it be fixed? Expert Q&A
Shutterstock/MandyGodbehearThe fragility of the social care system was utterly exposed by COVID. The decision to discharge elderly people into care...
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NHS at 75: problems abound but founding principles are unshaken
Ink Drop/ShutterstockThe NHS has just turned 75, and the British public find themselves surrounded by jollity. There is a new...
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How preventive healthcare could save the NHS – lessons from Finland, Japan and Singapore
If it’s true that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, preventive healthcare might really save the...
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Vaccine hesitancy is one of the greatest threats to global health – and the pandemic has made it worse
stockpexel/ShutterstockThe COVID pandemic has disrupted many areas of routine healthcare including, importantly, childhood vaccination. The pandemic saw levels of essential...
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Aspartame: popular sweetener could be classified as a possible carcinogen by WHO – but there’s no cause for panic
MMD Creative/ShutterstockAccording to reports, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization (WHO), is...
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The NHS workforce plan is a good start – but a lot of detail is missing
A long-term workforce plan for the NHS – which the UK government promised four and a half years ago –...
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Vaccination in pregnancy greatly reduces risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19, and protects babies up to 6 months after birth
Extensive evidence shows COVID-19 vaccinations in pregnancy are safe, when given at any time during the pregnancy. (Shutterstock)From the early...
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