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Worcester student paramedic helps deliver lecturer’s baby
Posted onChloe HughesWest Midlands University of Worcester Third-year paramedic services student was on placement at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital Paramedic services student Elise Faragher had no idea her routine hospital placement would see her helping to deliver the baby of someone very familiar. The third-year student was at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital when her lecturer, Aaron…
Adenomyosis: ‘The pain was so agonizing, I walked with a stick’
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‘Buy one, get one free’ deals for unhealthy food banned in supermarkets
Posted onNick TriggleHealth correspondent AFP via Getty Images Price or multibuy promotions on unhealthy food and drink, such as “buy one, get one free” deals, are to be banned in England from Wednesday. The restrictions will apply to supermarkets, larger high street shops and online retailers. The measure has been under consideration for years but has…
Women’s healthcare chronically underfunded, says Melinda French Gates
Posted onMegha MohanBBC World Service gender and identity correspondent Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Melinda French Gates has pledged a total of $1bn for women’s care Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates has said women’s health is chronically underfunded, as she committed $50m to researching the issue. This is part of her pledge to invest $1bn in the field…
