Health
An 'unprecedented' rise in infant mortality in England linked to poverty
A new study, published in BMJ Open, links a rise in infant mortality in England to poverty.
Oct 3, 2019
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Health
Four things to know about vaping
The Trump administration has announced it will soon ban flavored e-cigarette products to deter an ever growing number of young users.
Sep 12, 2019
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Systemic failures in public health system led to deaths in elderly patients
The deaths of 17 elderly people earlier this summer were the result of systemic failures in the public health system in England, according to a leading public health expert.
Aug 23, 2019
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Health
Toxic lead removed from Paris schools after Notre Dame fire
Workers in full protective gear began Thursday to decontaminate some Paris schools tested with unsafe levels of lead following the blaze at the Notre Dame Cathedral, as part of efforts to protect children from risks of lead ...
Aug 8, 2019
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Health
Older adults' independence is most significant factor for vulnerability in hot weather
Efforts to support older people during extreme heat should focus on those who lack independence or have pre-existing health issues, according to an expert from the University of Warwick.
Jun 26, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Anger in India as lychee-linked brain fever kills 113 children
Ten more children died Tuesday from a mysterious brain fever potentially linked to lychees, officials said, taking the death toll to 113 this month and sparking angry protests in India's poorest Bihar state.
Jun 18, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ebola toll tops 700 in DR Congo
Some 100 people have died in the Ebola epidemic in DR Congo over the past three weeks, taking the overall death toll in the latest outbreak past 700, according to health ministry data.
Apr 6, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Health worker mistrust worsening DR Congo Ebola outbreak: study
Hearsay and mistrust in health workers may have thwarted attempts to contain Ebola during the current outbreak of the deadly disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, researchers said Wednesday.
Mar 28, 2019
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Pediatrics
New study calls for supervision orders to have 'more teeth'
20% of all children in England who return home after care proceedings and are placed on a supervision order are back in the family court within 5 years because of further significant harm, new research led by Lancaster University ...
Mar 4, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
A half-million fewer deaths from lung cancer over 40 years
Lung cancer death rates in men have plummeted since 1979 with nearly 500,000 fewer deaths than would have been expected if the mortality rate had stayed the same, according to the latest figures released by Cancer Research ...
Feb 1, 2019
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