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Record revenue for staff agencies supplying NHS
Companies thrive as the health service struggles with staffing gaps and increased patient demand.
Four-day junior doctor strike set for April
The British Medical Association announces next walkout in fight to get 35% pay rise in England.
Utah is first US state to limit teen social media access
One of the bills will give parents full access to their children's online private messages.
Polio vaccine catch-up push to launch in London
London primary-school pupils not fully vaccinated against polio are to be offered catch-up jabs after Easter.
Bristol study into 'shaken baby' syndrome advice
A university is researching if giving new parents safety tips reduces incidents of the syndrome.
Commercial development of gene-edited food now legal in England
The law has changed to allow the commercial development and sale of gene-edited food in England.
Ike Ekweremadu: Organ-trafficking plot politician and wife guilty
Nigerian senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife brought a young man to the UK to donate a kidney.
Three-year wait for Essex girl, 8, to have tooth removed
Ella Mann, from Dovercourt in Essex, is in "agony" despite temporary filling, her parents say.
Cuban doctors asked to help at Fermanagh hospital
The Cuban embassy is asking for further details on how it can assist the SWAH in Enniskillen.
Coronavirus: Woman who watched mum die recalls her last moments
Speaking three years after the first Covid lockdown, Anabel Sharma looks back on her mum's last moments.

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Acid reflux drugs linked to increased stomach cancer risk
"A drug commonly used to treat acid reflux is linked to a more than doubled risk of developing stomach...
Nutrient drink for Alzheimer's has disappointing result in trial
A new study investigating the effects of a nutrient drink for Alzheimer's disease has led to very different...
Marriage may help lower dementia risk
"Marriage and having close friends may help protect against dementia, according to Loughborough University...
Afternoon open heart surgery 'leads to fewer complications'
"Afternoon heart surgery has lower risk of complications, study suggests," says The Guardian. Researchers...
Report calls for better mental health support in the workplace
"Up to 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems have to leave their jobs each year, a report...
Blood-thinning drugs may reduce dementia risk in people with irregular heartbeats
"Common blood thinning drugs halve the risk of dementia for patients who have an irregular heartbeat,"...
New genetic variants associated with breast cancer identified
"Do you have one of the 180 breast cancer genes? One in five women has a variant that raises her risk...

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