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Michael Gove denies trying to circumvent Dyson ventilator checks
Posted onGetty Images Michael Gove outside the Covid Inquiry after giving evidence on Monday, 10 March. Michael Gove has told the Covid inquiry it was “ludicrous” to suggest he tried to force through a deal for a new ventilator made by the electronics giant Dyson without proper safety checks. Emails show a senior official at the…
Kiwis and mineral water can cut constipation, says new guidance
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Is the most expensive lip balm always the best? – BBC Bitesize
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Life being stressful is not an illness – GPs on mental health over-diagnosis
Posted onCatherine Burns,Health correspondent, Vicki Loader,Health producerand Harriet Agerholm Getty Images Hundreds of GPs across England have told the BBC they think mental health problems are being over-diagnosed. One commonly-held view by family doctors, our research suggests, is that society tends to over-medicalise normal life stresses. But they’re also concerned about how hard it is to…
