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Sep 2022
An inquiry into several baby deaths at a scandal-hit maternity unit has been launched, with Donna Ockenden appointed to investigate the cases at Nottingham University Hospitals. Dozens of babies are believed to have died or been left with serious injuries due to substandard care at the trust. Ms Ockenden said she wants families…
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Sep 2022
A tool to help spot breast cancer has won the prestigious UK James Dyson Award. The Dotplot aims to help women self-check at home and track any changes they may find on an app. Breast cancer is currently the second most common cause of cancer death in the UK, but many women do…
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Sep 2022
The backlog in hospital treatment in England is continuing to grow, with nearly one in eight patients now waiting for operations or other types of treatment. The newly-released data from NHS England shows there were a record number of 6.84m people on the waiting list at the end of July. Before the pandemic, there…
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Sep 2022
Women experiencing vaginal dryness caused by the menopause are now able to buy a treatment over the counter in the UK. Estradiol tablets, sold under the brand name Gina10, were previously offered on prescription only. The tablets will be available to women over the age of 50 who have not had a period for…
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Sep 2022
Scientists at the University of Oxford have developed a malaria vaccine with ‘world-changing’ potential. The vaccine is expected to be rolled out next year after trials showed up to 80 per cent protection against the deadly disease. Crucially, the vaccine is cheap and there is already a deal in place to manufacture more…
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Sep 2022
How do I get divorced? On the 6th of April 2022 the law changed with the aim of making the divorce process less confrontational. Any applications made before that date that have not yet completed will follow a slightly different procedure and some of the wording used is different. If yours is an ‘old style’ divorce…
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