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Therapy in the office: banks take mental health fight in-house
In 'Billions', a U.S. television show set in the world of hedge funds, traders at the fictional Axe Capital regularly attend sessions with an in-house psychiatrist.
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Trust me, I’m a disabled doctor
Limb loss, dyslexia and mental health difficulties - and that's just the medical staff.
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North Korea steps up measures to prevent spread of African swine fever
North Korea has stepped up measures to prevent the spread of the highly contagious and deadly African swine fever, its main state newspaper said on Wednesday, breaking its silence on the outbreak which was first reported in late May.
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Planned Parenthood sues U.S. to block rule that may limit abortions
Planned Parenthood and other nonprofits offering family planning services sued the Trump administration on Tuesday to block a new federal rule letting healthcare workers refuse abortions and other services because of religious or moral objections.
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GP 'ghost patients' to be investigated by NHS fraud squad
Investigators will try to find out whether GPs have been claiming fees for non-existent patients.
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Music festival lighting 'can trigger epileptic fits'
Strobe lighting at dance music festivals can increase the risk of epileptic seizures, researchers warn.
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Education: Wales NHS bill will rise without PE lessons
The new curriculum for Wales does not specify a set amount of physical activity every week.
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North Essex Partnership: Review ordered into mental health trust failings
Two men died and health staff did not learn from "repeated and critical" failings, a report says.
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Mental illness affects a fifth of people living in war zones
One in five people in war zones has depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, with many suffering severe forms of these mental illnesses.
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Fifth of UK children affected by persistent poverty
Poverty linked to poor physical and mental health in adolescence
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We are ‘sitting on a young people’s health time bomb’
UK lagging behind peers on child health
Put families at heart of helping obese children
Doctors should regard FGM as child abuse
Screen time - a moral panic for the 21st century?
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Government must restore £1bn cuts to public health
Think tanks call for U-turn on public health spending cuts
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Unprotected sex among British teens – soars
Concerns over UK young adults’ readiness for first sex
Most CCGs missing smoking target for pregnant women
Maternity care better in some respects – but still many problems
Preventing cervical cancer: how a screening switch and HPV vaccination should cut cancer rates
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Doctors’ leaders reject suggestion of wilful deception by GPs
Counter fraud body to investigate alleged fraud in general practice
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It’s here! Introducing the new, improved GP contract 2019
GPs welcome 'biggest reform to services in 15 years'
Partnership best model for delivering what GPs and patients want
Helping GPs to help people live the life they want through a more personalised care approach
Shaping the future of medicines and pharmacy
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MPs seek action to tackle worsening waiting times
Waiting list for elective care rises by 1.5 million since 2013
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Genetic risk model could guide prostate cancer screening
GP gatekeepers linked to reduced patient satisfaction
Eight in ten stillbirths might have been avoided
NICE guidance aims at earlier cancer diagnosis by GPs
Poor diabetes education leading to health complications
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Eight in ten stillbirths might have been avoided
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Poor diabetes education leading to health complications
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Experts seek urgent steps to reverse drop in SAS numbers
College says SAS doctors in paediatrics short by a third
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Role of school nurses threatened by endless paperwork
Outmoded workforce planning poses risk to child health
UK children’s units face double whammy of winter pressures and severe workforce shortages
Child migrants denied universal health coverage
Should we have compulsory measles vaccination at school entry?
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Oral Novo Nordisk diabetes drug poses no more heart risk than placebo: study
An experimental oral form of a Novo Nordisk drug for type 2 diabetes posed no greater risk of serious heart problems or death than a placebo in patients at high risk for such complications, according to data from a large study presented on Tuesday.
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For female vets, sex assault in military boosts odds of lasting sexual pain
(Reuters Health) - Military women who are sexually assaulted may be at an especially high risk of developing lasting sexual pain, a U.S. study suggests.
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Consistent bedtime routines help children's sleep self-control
(Reuters Health) - Using consistent bedtime strategies such as allowing infants to fall asleep on their own can improve their sleep, New Zealand researchers say.
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Expert Panel Backs PrEP for People at High HIV Risk
Best known as the two-drug combo pill Truvada, PrEP prevents HIV from establishing a permanent infection in people exposed through sex or injection drug use, the CDC says.
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Uganda confirms first Ebola case during current outbreak, a Congolese child: WHO
Uganda has confirmed its first case of Ebola during the current outbreak, a 5-year-old Congolese child who is receiving care after arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
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Cancer Survivors Predicted to Top 22 Million by 2030
Currently, thanks to better screening and treatment, more than 17 million Americans who had cancer remain alive, the American Cancer Society said in a new report.
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