3 h. ago Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from pulling funding for sex ed on gender diversity

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from pulling sexual education funding over curricula mentioning diverse gender identities

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4 h. ago West Lothian Integration Joint Board looking for views to help social care services

The IJB has responsibility for planning most health and social care services for adults in West Lothian, and faces an estimated budget gap of over £20 million over the next two years.

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8 h. ago The pharmacist will see you now! Chemists to offer two additional contraception and mental health services for FREE from tomorrow

Local pharmacies in England will offer two new contraception and mental health services for free from tomorrow.

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32 h. ago Cheryl Hines reveals RFK Jr's strange sauerkraut habit: 'Eww, what's that smell?'

Actress Cheryl Hines revealed that her husband, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr ., has embarked on a new diet - and sometimes it stinks.

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55 h. ago 'I was told if I didn't know what I had the doctor couldn't diagnose me

The last appointment I had with the NHS Primary Mental Health Support Service (PMHSS) left me feeling worse than when I walked in

Science

3 d. ago Inside looming NHS winter crisis as hospitals face ‘armageddon’

Every winter is a challenge for the NHS. But doctors fear this year could be one of the worst yet, as a ‘hugely concerning’ early flu season, a surge in A&E demand and the overhang of a devastating summer put the creaking health service under huge pressure. Medics and officials tell Rebecca Thomas about why they are more scared than ever before

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3 d. ago RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts

Guidance from health and human services secretary contradicts decades of dietary recommendationsRobert F Kennedy Jr, the health and human services secretary, is planning to issue guidance encouraging Americans to eat more saturated fats, contradicting decades of dietary recommendations and alarming experts.“My response and sort of counsel to myself was to stay calm, and let’s see what happens, because there was no indication given as to how, why, when this potential shift would occur,” said Cheryl Anderson, an American Heart Association board member and professor at the University of California, San Diego’s school of public health and human longevity science. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Wes Streeting blasts doctors’ strike as ‘slap in the face’ for NHS

Exclusive: Writing in The Independent, the health secretary accused the BMA of trying to ‘wreck’ the health service’s recovery with a ‘rush to industrial action’ – claiming it will only play into Nigel Farage’s hands

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6 d. ago The Rising Need for Mental Health and Addiction Services in London: What You Need to Know

The Rising Need for Mental Health and Addiction Services in London: What You Need to Know  London Post

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7 d. ago NHS Lanarkshire opens hospital garden to support children and young people’s mental health

The health board’s Green Health Partnership (GHP) has teamed up with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) to create the relaxing garden.

Society

7 d. ago Southport killer's 'risk to others' was not properly assessed and he was signed off by mental health services just six days before attack, inquiry hears

The public inquiry investigating Axel Rudakubana's crimes today heard it was 'unacceptable' that he was signed off with such an inadequate assessment.

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7 d. ago Southport Inquiry hears of £5 bet offered on what would happen to attacker

Witnesses from health services gave evidence to the hearing on Tuesday.

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8 d. ago Southport killer judged to pose no risk to others just days before attack

Rudakubana, then 17, was discharged from Alder Hey Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) on July 23 last year.

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8 d. ago Southport killer assessed as posing no risk to others six days before attack

Axel Rudakubana was discharged from Alder Hey Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services on July 23 last year.

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8 d. ago Psychiatrist says Southport killer's parents 'manipulated' information about violent past

Dr Anthony Molyneux said Axel Rudakubana's parents had 'stage managed' their son's violent past when the teenager was referred to child mental health services

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1 week ago People born in or before one year among vulnerable groups urged to get NHS vaccine

You can check your eligibility for the winter flu vaccination by using the NHS App as the health service warns the influenza infection can be serious for those at high risk

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1 week ago Survivors reported after latest US attack on alleged drug boat in Caribbean

It is unknown whether the US military rendered aid to survivors after attack on suspected ‘narcoterrorist’ vesselThe US military carried out a new strike on Thursday against a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, and in what is believed to be the first such case, there were survivors among the crew, a US official told Reuters.The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not offer additional details about the incident, which has not been previously reported. But it raises new questions, including whether the US military rendered aid to the survivors and whether they are now in US military custody. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Maintenance backlog for ‘decrepit’ NHS buildings jumps to almost £16 billion

Experts warned the health service can not ‘keep wasting money propping up ageing buildings not fit for purpose’.

Economics

1 week ago Healthcare staff in Wales under 'sustained pressure' with risks to patients

An independent assessment of GP practices, emergency departments, maternity units, and mental health services reveals a system 'stretched to its limits'

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1 week ago Greek riot police scuffle with protesting doctors during hospital tour by PM Mitsotakis

Riot police have scuffled with medical staff at an Athens public hospital, after dozens of staff gathered to protest the state of public health services during a visit to the hospital by the country’s prime minister

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