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What death doulas can teach us about dying
Source: What death doulas can teach us about dying – BBC News For Rita Ball there’s nothing more meaningful than holding a person’s hand in their final moments. “It is…
Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak to sail to Canary Islands
Source: Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak to sail to Canary Islands – BBC News A Dutch cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak on board is to sail to the Canary…
Hay fever misery does last longer – here is how to cope
Source: Hay fever misery does last longer – here’s how to cope – BBC News Hay fever sufferers must now put up with symptoms for up to two weeks longer…
UK healthy life expectancy falls by two years in past decade
Source: UK healthy life expectancy falls by two years in past decade – BBC News The number of years people in the UK spend in good health is falling, according…
11 cancers on the rise in young people – scientists find first clue why it’s happening
Source: 11 cancers on the rise in young people – scientists find first clue why it’s happening – BBC News Eleven cancers are becoming more common in young people in…
Early care scheme could prevent thousands of miscarriages a year
Source: Care scheme could prevent thousands of miscarriages a year – BBC News She knew she would have to miscarry again before she could get the help she needed. Only…
Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed
Source: Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed – BBC News Children aged 17 or younger will face a lifelong ban on buying cigarettes, as the…
Mental health support to be offered to people with diabetes in UK first
Source: Diabetes patients call for more tailored mental health support – BBC News A woman with type 1 diabetes says she was left feeling as though her two young daughters…
Health visitors call for limits on ‘impossible’ 1,000-family caseloads
Source: Health visitors call for limits on ‘impossible’ 1,000-family caseloads – BBC News Limits should be introduced on the “unmanageable” caseloads of health visitors in England, with some now responsible…
Pregnancy vaccine reduces baby hospital admissions for RSV by 80%
Source: Pregnancy vaccine reduces baby hospital admissions for RSV by 80% – BBC News A vaccine during pregnancy which protects newborns against nasty chest infections is cutting hospital admissions of…
