Exiting the EU: supplying the health and social care sectors - National Audit Office (NAO) Report

Mon, 09/30/2019 - 12:55

nao.org.uk - Following the EU membership referendum in June 2016, the government asked departments to begin preparing for all eventualities, including a ‘no-deal’ exit from the EU. The government is…

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Babying your back may delay healing - Harvard Health

Mon, 09/30/2019 - 10:46

health.harvard.edu - You might be considering surgery or other intervention to treat your back pain. But less may actually be more for this common problem, and in many instances the best medicine is…

Category: Science

Elizabeth Warren's vagueness on 'Medicare for All' isn't fooling anyone

Mon, 09/30/2019 - 08:57

thehill.com - Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Ann WarrenButtigieg plans sharper distinctions with Warren, Sanders Warren's campaign reaches tentative deal to unionize Hillicon Valley: Democrats seize…

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12 deaths from vaping, 6,300 deaths from transgender puberty blocker drug?

Mon, 09/30/2019 - 08:42

americanthinker.com - There's a heckuva lot of press coverage hysteria over the dangers of vaping, with the deaths of 12 young people cited as reason to harass the companies that produce vaping…

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These Sheriffs Release Sick Inmates to Avoid Paying Their Hospital Bills — ProPublica

Mon, 09/30/2019 - 08:34

propublica.org - This article was produced in partnership with AL.com, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of…

Category: Politics

Alabama sheriffs release sick, dying inmates from jail to avoid paying their hospital bills

Mon, 09/30/2019 - 08:32

al.com - This article was produced in partnership with the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story…

Category: Politics

Healthcare Reformer Wendell Potter: The For-Profit 'System Is Unraveling'

Mon, 09/30/2019 - 07:50

commondreams.org - With the word “whistleblower” spinning through news cycle after news cycle these last few days, every headline about Trump, Giuliani and Ukraine is a powerful reminder that the…

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Can marijuana help treat autism symptoms?

Mon, 09/30/2019 - 07:25

cnn.com - The success of Epidiolex in treating epilepsy motivated the GW to develop a cannabis-based drug for another neurological disorder which, like severe epilepsy, has few treatment options:…

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Heart attack inequality 'costing women's lives'

Mon, 09/30/2019 - 05:18

bbc.co.uk - Women who suffer heart attacks are dying needlessly because they fail to recognise their symptoms and receive poorer care than men. says a British Heart Foundation report. Over 10 years,…

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Women are being driven to the brink by Britain's social care crisis

Mon, 09/30/2019 - 04:22

dailymail.co.uk - The appalling toll of the social care crisis on women can be revealed today. Official figures show that looking after loved ones is having devastating effects on their health and…

Category: Health