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Posted onGetty Images Doctors say the NHS is struggling to meet demand in England as new data shows the waiting list for routine treatment increasing for the second month in a row. An estimated 7.4m planned procedures were waiting to be carried out in July, up 34,000 on the previous month and the highest level since…
Why is MenB vaccine not given to teenagers in UK and should they be offered it?
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Hampstead ponds trans access challenge dismissed by High Court
Posted onTom Cross KC, for the charity, said at a hearing in December that the rules treat an individual woman “less favourably” than an individual man, as they are at “greater risk of suffering the detriment of her privacy, dignity or safety being compromised”.
Nestle issues global recall of some baby formula products over toxin fears
Posted onArchie MitchellBusiness reporter Getty Images Nestle has issued a global recall of some baby formula products over concerns they contain a toxin which can cause food poisoning. The food and drink giant said specific batches of its SMA infant formula and follow-on formula were not safe to be fed to babies. The batches were sold…
Worthing first responder backs CPR campaign tackling gender gap
Posted onA Worthing first responder is backing a campaign to address gender inequality in life-saving treatment during cardiac arrests. Research shows women are 27% less likely than men to receive CPR from bystanders. Campaigners say stigma and uncertainty about removing bras for defibrillator use are part of the problem. The initiative, called #BraOffDefibOn, was launched in…
Human skin DNA fertilised to make embryo for first time
Posted onJames GallagherHealth and science correspondent OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks US scientists have, for the first time, made early-stage human embryos by manipulating DNA taken from people’s skin cells and then fertilising it with sperm. The technique could overcome infertility due to old age or disease, by using almost any cell in the body as the starting…
