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How Maternal Stress Can Affect Health of Unborn Children
Researchers are trying to better understand the biology of stress and its impact on child health. Now, data suggests those connections may form as early as the womb, with studies indicating frequent and prolonged adversity for pregnant...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Jeff Leek and Lucy McGowan: Can you spot the problem with these headlines? (Level 1)
In medicine, there's often a disconnect between news headlines and the scientific research they cover. While headlines are designed to catch attention, many studies produce meaningful results when they focus on a narrow, specific...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Jeff Leek and Lucy McGowan: This one weird trick will help you spot clickbait
Health headlines are published every day, sometimes making opposite claims from each other. There can be a disconnect between broad, attention-grabbing headlines and the often specific, incremental results of the medical research they...
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Cutaways as GOSH pilots AI assistant to give clinicians more quality-time with patients
Cutaway shots from Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children where Patients and clinicians are leading the first NHS trial of a bespoke healthcare AI assistant, TORTUS, to help improve face-to-face time during appointments.
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AI assistant 'gamechanger' for clinicians at Great Ormond Street Hospital
Patients and clinicians at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children are leading the first NHS trial of a bespoke healthcare AI assistant, TORTUS, to help improve face-to-face time during appointments.
This programme is the first of...
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GOSH pilots AI assistant to give clinicians more quality-time with patients
Patients and clinicians at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children are leading the first NHS trial of a bespoke healthcare AI assistant, TORTUS, to help improve face-to-face time during appointments.
This programme is the first of...
Press Association
What is the new potentially deadly mpox strain detected in the UK?
The first case of a new infectious and potentially deadly strain of mpox has been reported in the UK.
The strain, known as Clade Ib, emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in August this year.
The UK Health Security...
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'Welsh government must work with NHS boards' - Plaid Cymru leader
Rhun ap Iorwerth, leader of Plaid Cymru says a public health minister would differentiate itself from the health minister by focusing on preventative issues, which he said was needed to build a sustainable NHS.
Asked where the money was...
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Frontman of Welsh band The Alarm, in cancer remission thanks to NHS drug trial
Mike Peters, frontman of Welsh band The Alarm, is in remission from aggressive cancer thanks to an NHS drug trial.
The rock star, who was forced to cancel a US tour earlier this year after being diagnosed with fast-growing lymphoma, has...
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Prime Minister sets out plans for NHS following Darzi report - full speech
The Prime Minister has set out his plans for tackling long waiting lists, improving the nation’s health and shifting the focus towards community services after a damning report from Lord Darzi found the NHS is “in serious trouble”.
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Prime Minister sets out plans for NHS following Darzi report - Q and A
The Prime Minister has set out his plans for tackling long waiting lists, improving the nation’s health and shifting the focus towards community services after a damning report from Lord Darzi found the NHS is “in serious trouble”.
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'No more money for NHS without reform' - Prime Minister
Sir Keir Starmer said the NHS would receive “no more money without reform”.
Addressing a conference hosted by The King’s Fund, the Prime Minister said: “Reform does not mean just putting more money in.
The Prime Minister has set out...
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Harris calls for ‘openness’ to idea of second Mid-West emergency department
Media briefing of Taoiseach Simon Harris, who said Government should be “open” to the idea of a second emergency department in the Mid-West.
His comments comments come amid persistent criticism of University Hospital Limerick (UHL)...
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Man becomes first English patient to receive artificial cornea - surgeon interview
Interview with surgeon Mr Tom Poole who performed England's first artificial cornea transplant.
The new technique may eventually become the norm says Mr Poole and gives people on long transplant waiting lists hope of an effective and...
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British patients test world’s first personalised mRNA jab for melanoma
Footage of Steve Young, a music teacher who had "bump on his head" for around a decade, receiving a first-of-a-kind anti-cancer jab as part of ground-breaking trial after being diagnosed with a large melanoma. The trial took place at...
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Teacher receives anti-cancer jab in ground-breaking clinical trial after melanoma diagnosis
Interview with Steve Young, a music teacher who had "bump on his head" for around a decade, after receiving a first-of-a-kind anti-cancer jab as part of ground-breaking trial after being diagnosed with a large melanoma at UCLH in...
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Woman ‘almost died’ trying to cure cancer with juice diet
A woman who almost died trying to cure her cancer with a juice diet has warned others against “cutting out” traditional medical advice and trying to source alternative information online.
Medics tried to get Irena Stoynova to use...
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Atkins shares ‘frightening’ birth story as she moves to improve maternity care
Health Secretary Victoria Atkins has shared her personal experience of the “darker corners” of the NHS as she vowed to improve maternity services and care for women who have experienced traumatic births.
Press Association
Swine flu: What are the symptoms and how can I protect myself?
According to the UKHSA, influenza A(H1N2)v is similar to flu viruses currently circulating in pigs in the UK. It is not yet known how transmissible it is. But since 2005, there have been 50 human cases reported globally.
But what is...
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UK’s first human case of swine flu strain H1N2 detected
The UK’s first human case of swine flu strain H1N2, very similar to what has been circulating in pigs, has been detected, the UK Health Security Agency has said.
Routine surveillance in GP surgeries picked up the case after the person...
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Junior doctors strike in London
General footage of striking NHS junior doctors on the picket line outside the University College Hospital in London.
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Half-term getaway rush as UK drops testing for fully vaccinated travellers
Hundreds of thousands of people are embarking on a half-term getaway as the UK scraps coronavirus testing for fully vaccinated travellers.
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Coronavirus in numbers: Further 296 deaths recorded
The UK has reported 72,727 Covid-19 cases and 296 deaths on Friday, latest daily figures show.
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Edinburgh Waverley marks third anniversary of pandemic
LNER Staff at Edinburgh Waverley station hold a minute's silence to mark the third anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic.