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UK: Tens of thousands of doctors kick off 3-day strike

Tens of thousands of junior doctors went on strike across England on Monday to demand better pay, kicking off three days of widespread disruption at the U.K.'s state-funded hospitals and health clinics.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Nearly half of Biden's 500M free COVID tests still unclaimed

Nearly half of the 500 million free COVID-19 tests the Biden administration recently made available to the public still have not been claimed as virus cases plummet and people feel less urgency to test.

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Beijing tests 2 million for coronavirus as Winter Olympics loom

Beijing city officials on Sunday said all two million residents of a neighbourhood where a small cluster of coronavirus cases was detected will be tested, less than two weeks before the start of the Winter Olympics.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Beijing tests 2 million for COVID as Winter Olympics loom

Beijing city officials on Sunday said all two million residents of a neighbourhood where they identified a small cluster of COVID-19 infections will be tested, less than two weeks ahead of the start of the Winter Olympics.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UK hunts for carrier of Brazil COVID strain

Britain on Monday appealed for a person infected with a powerful COVID-19 strain from Brazil to come forward, as experts fretted about its impact on new vaccines.

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USPS cuts could pose harm if mail-order meds delayed, study says

(HealthDay)—Delayed mail delivery due to a push from the White House and others to slash spending and services could have enormous consequences for Americans who depend on the U.S. Postal Service for access to urgently ...

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