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It’s not too late to get it: what to know about getting the flu vaccine this year
Influenza arrived early this year and though the CDC considers activity to be low, infections are expected to rise in the coming weeks
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‘A complete repudiation’: public health won big in US midterm elections
Election wins of Annie Andrews, Abdul El-Sayed and more who ran on healthcare issues are viewed as sign of home as Trump administration unravels US health policy
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Abandoned and traumatised: child refugees at ‘violent’ breaking point in Egypt after fleeing Sudan war
Three years of conflict has left hundreds of thousands of Sudanese children out of school and vulnerable to gangs and drugs
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Health
New GP contract deal a 'start' but more funding needed, BMA warns
The Department of Health (DoH) said it will give an additional £40m across two years for "improvements in patient access and primary care activity".
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The parents who return their adopted children to care – podcast
A crisis in post-adoption support in England is making some adoptive parents feel they have nowhere to turn when things go wrong. Jessica Murray reports
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What's your love language - and does it actually mean anything?
The theory of ‘Love Languages’ has no scientific origin but it's often still mentioned in modern dating.
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Only 6.4% of stroke survivors receive enough therapy, finds ‘damning’ report
Stroke Association says widespread lack of rehabilitation hinders patients’ chances of regaining physical and mental function
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Paramedic sustains multiple injuries in hospital assault
The NI Ambulance Service said the paramedic sustained injuries to the back of her head, neck, face, and hands during the incident.
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Half of NHS trusts in England lack funds earmarked to cover maternity leave
Physiotherapy services hit particularly hard compared with other areas of healthcare such as nursing, union finds
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Train collision in Egypt's Giza kills 4, injures 88: health ministry
Two trains collided south of the Egyptian capital on Sunday, derailing several carriages, killing four and injuring dozens, according to the authorities.
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Older women are as varied and individual as we have ever been
Letters: Thank you, Jo Brand, for not offering us a formula for growing older, writes Dr Denise Taylor. Plus a letter from Louise Mothersole
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It is time the government treated hunger and obesity as two interlinked problems
Letter: The cabinet committee the MPs want should become the delivery arm of a statutory right to adequate food, writes Prof Kent Buse of the World Obesity Federation
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