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Students feel ‘let down’ by mental health support – but should it really be up to universities?
Source: Should student mental health responsibility fall to universities? – BBC News When Imogen arrived at the University of Nottingham in September 2022, she carried with her a letter addressed…
Sleep, exercise, hydrate – do we really need to stick to recommended daily doses?
Source: 10,000 steps myth – do we really need to stick to recommended daily doses? – BBC News It felt like there was a collective sigh of relief when a…
Smoking avatars and online games: how big tobacco targets young people in the metaverse
Source: Smoking avatars and online games: how big tobacco targets young people in the metaverse | Global development | The Guardian In the image, a group of friends is standing…
More than 30 poisoned after suspected fake Botox
Source: Fake Botox suspected in dozens of poisoning cases – BBC News Thirty-eight cases of botulism poisoning have been recorded in England in the last six weeks after the suspected…
Premature babies to be immunised against winter virus
Source: Premature babies in UK to be immunised against winter virus RSV – BBC News Thousands of premature babies in the UK can now be protected against a common winter…
‘Substantial changes’ on infected blood payouts
Source: Government makes major changes to infected blood compensation – BBC News The government has said it is making “substantial changes” to the compensation scheme for thousands of victims of…
Alzheimer’s has isolated us, says Fiona Phillips’ husband
Source: Fiona Phillips’ husband, Martin Frizell, on her Alzheimer’s diagnosis – BBC News The husband of TV presenter Fiona Phillips says they have become socially isolated since her Alzheimer’s diagnosis….
Extreme weather is the UK’s new normal, says Met Office
Source: Met Office: Extreme weather the UK’s new normal – BBC News The UK is breaking heat and rainfall records increasingly frequently as its climate continues to warm, the Met…
Ministers are urging people to come forward and get their Covid vaccine when it is offered as cases of the Indian variant continue to grow in the UK
Source: Ministers urge greater vaccine uptake as cases of Indian Covid variant grow – LBC Health Secretary Matt Hancock told MPs yesterday that people who are hesitant about taking the jab should…
Women poisoned by fake Botox get apology from beautician
Source: County Durham women fall ill as fake Botox beautician apologises – BBC News An aesthetic beautician left one woman fighting for her life and several others seriously ill in…
