3 h. ago US health department unveils strategy to expand its adoption of AI technology

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has outlined a new strategy to expand its use of artificial intelligence

Science

33 h. ago EU looks at legally forcing industries to reduce purchases from China

Commission unveils €3bn strategy to de-risk and diversify supply chains for critical rare earth metals and elementsBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU is considering legally forcing industries to reduce purchases from China to insulate Europe from future hostile acts, the industry commissioner, Stéphane Séjourné, says.He made his remarks as the European Commission unveiled a €3bn (£2.63bn) strategy to reduce its dependency on China for critical raw materials amid a global scramble caused by Beijing’s “weaponisation” of supplies of everything from chips to rare earths. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago EU to unveil €3bn strategy to reduce dependency on China for raw materials

ReSourceEU project aims to de-risk and diversify supply chains for critical rare-earth metals and elementsBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU is to unveil a €3bn (£2.63bn) strategy to reduce its dependency on China for critical raw materials amid a global scramble triggered by Beijing’s “weaponisation” of supplies of everything from chips to rare earths.The ReSourceEU programme will seek to de-risk and diversify the bloc’s supply chains for key commodities with a funding initiative to support 25-30 strategic projects in the sector. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago EU unveils €3bn strategy to cut dependency on China for raw materials

ReSourceEU project aims to de-risk and diversify supply chains for critical rare earth metals and elementsBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU has unveiled a €3bn (£2.63bn) strategy to reduce its dependency on China for critical raw materials amid a global scramble triggered by Beijing’s “weaponisation” of supplies of everything from chips to rare earths.The ReSourceEU programme will seek to de-risk and diversify the bloc’s supply chains for key commodities with a funding initiative to support 25-30 strategic projects in the sector. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago ‘Waspi women’ say Government has agreed to reconsider compensation in 12 weeks

The group of women say they were affected by the way changes to the state pension age were communicated.

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5 d. ago Prince William ‘moved by courage’ of children from Gaza evacuated to the UK to receive medical care

THE Prince of Wales has met with children from Gaza evacuated to the UK to receive specialist medical care. The Department of Health and Social Care said 50 kids and their immediate families had been brought over. William, 43, was “moved by the courage” of the youngsters that he encountered during a recent visit. A...

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5 d. ago Prince of Wales ‘moved by courage’ of Gazan children brought to UK for treatment

Fifty children and their immediate families had been evacuated to the UK for treatment as of November 21.

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1 week ago Breast cancer screening update for people aged 40 as Government responds to public

The Department of Health and Social Care has come under pressure to act

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1 week ago Bird flu: first ever death from rare H5N5 strain is recorded in US

The man in Washington state had a backyard flock of domestic poultry that had been exposed to wild birds, health officials saidA US man is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials said on Friday the risk to the public is low.The man in Washington state, an older adult with underlying health conditions, was being treated for a bird flu strain called H5N5 after becoming seemingly the first known human infected by the strain, according to a statement from the Washington State Department of Health. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago The former Marine sniper accused of a mass shooting and the warning signs that came before

Estranged friends and family and even a judge had raised concerns months before authorities say a wounded Iraq War veteran killed three people and injured five at a North Carolina waterfront bar

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2 w. ago Around one in three people have turned to AI for mental health help, poll finds

Mental Health UK called for urgent safeguards to be put in place.

Politics

2 w. ago Working in understaffed NHS is leaving nurses sick and ‘broken’, leaders warn

The Royal College of Nursing said it was receiving dozens of calls every week to its advice line from staff suffering burnout.

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3 w. ago The areas with the LONGEST A&E waits revealed: More than 1,700 patients A DAY are forced to wait at least 12 hours in emergency departments but waiting list shrinks (for now, at least)

Some 54,000 people who attended England's emergency departments in October waited half a day before admitted, transferred or discharged, NHS figures show.

Science

3 w. ago 18,000 to lose jobs in NHS and Department of Health in £1billion deal

The NHS will be permitted to overspend its budget this year to pay for redundancies

Economics

3 w. ago Full steam ahead for NHS bonfire of bureaucrats as Streeting finds £1billion for redundancy payments

The health secretary will use the money to axe layers of management across NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care and local care boards.

Economics

3 w. ago Thousands of NHS staff redundancies to go ahead after funding agreed

The NHS will be permitted to overspend its budget this year to pay for redundancies, recouping the costs further down the line.

Politics

3 w. ago Major GP surgery changes for working parents and carers in the UK

The Department of Health and Social Care has issued a statement in Parliament on a range of steps it says it is taking

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4 w. ago ‘Urgent need’ for GPs to be better trained to recognise ADHD, report says

NHS England estimated that almost 2.5 million people in England are likely to have ADHD.

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