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NHS in 'dire straits' without migrants says top economist
The NHS would be "in dire straits" without migrant workers, one of the UK's senior economists has claimed.
Stephen Nickell, who is on the board of the Office for Budget Responsibility, suggested 35% of "health professionals" came from…
NHS ombudsman provokes fresh complaints
Just weeks after a report raised the alarm about how the NHS ombudsman handles patients' complaints, more than 140 families have voiced concerns.
The Patients Association charity which wrote the report said it had been inundated with new…
FAST, the simple protocol for stroke prevention to help patients and relatives
Stroke is a life-threatening disease which is very frequent and much underestimated. However, there is a simple and quick method to recognize it. FAST is the most efficient stroke prevention way.
Mediterranean diet keeps people 'genetically young'
Following a Mediterranean diet might be a recipe for a long life because it appears to keep people genetically younger, say US researchers.
Its mix of vegetables, olive oil, fresh fish and fruits may stop our DNA code from scrambling as we…
Sharing and Reporting the Results of Clinical Trials
The principle of data sharing dates to the dawn of scientific discovery—it is how researchers from different disciplines and countries form collaborations, learn from others, identify new scientific opportunities, and work to turn newly…
CPR: First Aid for dummies with a simple cover
The First Aid Blanket is a smart creation that will allow people who never learn CPR and life-saving manouver to applicate it immediatly. The particulary of this idea is that it comes from 2 different sides of the world, at the same time.…
Charlize Theron on Aids: We cannot just wait for cure
Hollywood actress Charlize Theron has said the international community cannot "sit back and wait on a cure" for HIV/Aids and must instead focus on changing human behaviour.
She was speaking to the BBC's Peter Bowes on World Aids Day,…
Why do so many people die shovelling snow?
At least two people have died from heart attacks while shovelling snow in Buffalo, New York. Every winter, about 100 people in the US die doing this. Why?
A study looking at data from 1990 to 2006 by researchers at the US Nationwide…
From pain to dream: Boston Marathon victim married his nurse
August 28, 2014 will be a date remembered in a lot of tales for our children and grandson. When a dream come true after a battle against pain, it must be remembered as a tales. James Costello and Krista d'Agostino knows it. They found their…
The Bunker Drill Challenge train yourself and your charity
A new challenge, a new donation match run through Facebook. It's the Bunker Drill Challenge, created for aim the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. The ideas come from Leatherhead Mafia, in order to remember the America's fallen fire…