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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…
Lose weight or lose your jobs, offshore workers told
Posted onRebecca Curran,BBC Scotland and Ken Banks,North east Scotland reporter BBC Offshore worker Phil Perry says the fear of losing his job is an added motivation in keeping his weight under control Thousands of North Sea oil workers are being told they must lose weight if they are to keep flying offshore – or face losing…
Leeds NHS trust forced to repay £5m over maternity failings
Posted onAn NHS trust at the centre of concerns over its poor maternity services has had to repay almost £5m after wrongly claiming it provided safe care to mothers and their babies. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was paid the money after saying its services met safe standards of care and staffing. But a subsequent investigation…
Assisted dying law approved in Jersey
Posted onShe said she was sceptical of the motives of peers who have tabled amendments to the legislation, saying “sometimes I wonder if people who are emotionally, or perhaps through their own background, opposed to assisted dying, find all these other explanations where the truth is that they would never find an amendment that would satisfy…
Health Insurance Marketplace premiums to grow 18%: KFF | TechTarget
Posted onA new analysis from the Peterson Center on Healthcare and KFF finds Health Insurance Marketplace premiums will grow by about 11 percentage points in 2026, resulting in a median proposed increase of 18%. Researchers analyzed individual market filings containing publicly available information on what payers expect to drive their healthcare costs in the coming…
