1 hour ago Meghan Markle says 'women don't need to be afraid to talk about finance' as she 'invests money in celebrity virtual menopause clinic' (which charges $250 a call)

The Duchess of Sussex is said to have been among a series of female celebrities and tech bosses who joined a £49million round of investment in California-based Midi Health in March 2024.

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Things had never been so good for 34-year-old model Katie May as in early 2016. But, for Katie, everything would change in a matter of seconds - and a few sharp movements of her neck.

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4 d. ago UKHSA investigation after patient found to have Clade Ib mpox with no links to confirmed cases

A new case of mpox has been discovered in the UK but the patient has not travelled or any reported links with previously confirmed cases in the country

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5 d. ago Waiting times slashed for 80,000 cancer patients after Labour's NHS cash boost

The Government invested a record £26 billion in the health service in last year’s budget, to help it recover from the pandemic and drive down waiting times

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6 d. ago Here’s why investing in good health might be your most healthy investment

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9 d. ago How to help people with addictions on the streets? These Oregon programs have solutions

The state has one of the highest US rates of substance use disorders and ranks last for access to treatment. These initiatives are changing what rehab looks likeOregon has for years struggled with a drug crisis, reporting one of the highest rates of substance use disorders in the US and ranking last in the nation for access to treatment.The problem is systemic, rooted in decades of failure to invest in the level of behavioral health services needed for people with mental illnesses and addiction. The Pacific north-west state’s significant affordable housing shortage has compounded the challenges, as people languish on the streets without care. Many drug users spiral downward until they overdose, wind up in jail or prison or are forced into Oregon’s overcrowded psychiatric system. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Health insurance CEO admits to hiring private investigators to dig up dirt on patients, doctors and politicians

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has vowed to ‘uncover any illegal activity’ as has launched an investigation into Superior HealthPlan and its chief executive Mark Sanders

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2 w. ago Covid lockdown exposed dangers of cutting public services, union chief warns

Trades Union Congress General Secretary Paul Nowak praised Labour for investing in health and public sector pay at last year's Budget. But he warned: 'This cannot be a one off'

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3 w. ago This is the dessert linked to NHS listeria outbreak that has killed three patients

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed it has been investigating five linked cases including one in Wales

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3 w. ago What is Listeria? Symptoms and causes of deadly bacteria linked to hospital ice cream deaths

UK Health Security Agency and Food Standards Agency investigating cases linked to the same strain of listeria infection

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3 w. ago Brussels takes action against Google and Apple under Digital Markets Act – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsIstanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nominationIs Trump driving the US into a recession? – in chartsSuperdrug is to open 25 new stores this year in a move that will create around 600 jobs, as the health and beauty retailer said it intends to invest more in beauty treatments and luxury fragrances.The company, which said that investing in larger stores drives its bricks and mortar strategy, currently has 780 shops in the UK and Ireland.“We want everyone who enters Superdrug to feel an elevated customer experience.”Bexhill-on-Sea (East Sussex)Billericay (Essex)Dover (Kent)Droitwich (Worcestershire)Dunstable (Beds)East Grinstead (West Sussex)Holyhead (Isle of Anglesey)Ilkley (West Yorkshire)Larne (Antrim, NI)Maldon (Essex)Morley (West Yorkshire)North Walsham (Norfolk)Redcar (North Yorkshire)Saffron Walden (Essex)St Annes on Sea (Lancashire)Turriff (Aberdeenshire)Uckfield (East Sussex)Urmston (Great Manchester) ...

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3 w. ago Brussels takes action against Google and Apple under Digital Markets Act – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsIstanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nominationIs Trump driving the US into a recession? – in chartsSuperdrug is to open 25 new stores this year in a move that will create around 600 jobs, as the health and beauty retailer said it intends to invest more in beauty treatments and luxury fragrances.The company, which said that investing in larger stores drives its bricks and mortar strategy, currently has 780 shops in the UK and Ireland.“We want everyone who enters Superdrug to feel an elevated customer experience.”Bexhill-on-Sea (East Sussex)Billericay (Essex)Dover (Kent)Droitwich (Worcestershire)Dunstable (Beds)East Grinstead (West Sussex)Holyhead (Isle of Anglesey)Ilkley (West Yorkshire)Larne (Antrim, NI)Maldon (Essex)Morley (West Yorkshire)North Walsham (Norfolk)Redcar (North Yorkshire)Saffron Walden (Essex)St Annes on Sea (Lancashire)Turriff (Aberdeenshire)Uckfield (East Sussex)Urmston (Great Manchester) ...

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3 w. ago Three dead after eating contaminated desserts supplied to UK hospitals

An investigation is under way as health experts warn there are cases across the country

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4 w. ago Trump admin given bombshell intelligence from ally that Covid was lab

The German Federal Intelligence Service carried out a secret investigation into the origins of Covid and evidence supports the lab-leak theory with '80 to 95 percent certainty.'

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