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- A conference in June 2021 will focus on supporting health in Small Island Developing States.
- The discovery of a type of adrenal-gland cell that is present in oldfield mice but not in deer mice helps to explain the difference.
- And, it may also be harder to treat the disease when it’s not caught early.
- Being overweight or having obesity and eating a diet high in salt increases the risk of high blood pressure and overall heart disease risk.
- Doctors in each UK nation must be registered with the GMC before they can practise.
- The company said Thursday it is providing “further funding solutions” for providers, which will mean “advancing funds each week.”
Medical legal experts and some of the pioneers of the IVF technology last night issued warnings about the proliferation of so-called ‘snake-oil’ treatments within fertility clinics. Today, fertility specialists have hit back, saying Australia is an international leader in infertility research and treatment, and is governed by a code of practice that’s the envy of the world. But observers of health policy and fertility technology say the industry has undergone enormous change and regulation hasn’t kept pace.
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Mr Barclay met union representatives on Tuesday afternoon but there were no discussions around pay – only what care would still be provided during the strike. The industrial action by ambulance workers follows two days of strikes by nurses this month over pay. It has also been one of the busiest months on record for people attending Accident and Emergency departments. Not all unions are striking for the same hours on Wednesday, and it is difficult to say how many workers at each individual service will strike.
- Medicinal cannabis patients will be allowed behind the wheel as part of a new government study to test their impairment.
- In its own presentation, biosimilar-maker Coherus BioSciences conceded that sales of Yusimry, its Humira knockoff listed at one-seventh the price of the original, would be flat until 2025, when Medicare changes take effect that could push health plans toward using cheaper drugs.
- “So we are actually quite concerned that there is quite a large amount of ill health in the population that could be very easily managed, much further beyond what I expected.”
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