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The Health Foundation responds to the Autumn Statement 2022

Editorial Bureau November 18, 2022

In response to the Autumn Statement 2022, Dr Jennifer Dixon, Chief Executive of the Health Foundation, said: ‘Today’s Autumn Statement will provide short term respite for a chronically overstretched health and care service but fails to tackle the underlying challenges facing the

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1st Ebola vaccines to arrive in Uganda next week

Editorial Bureau November 17, 2022

 The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that he expects the first doses of Ebola vaccine targeting the strain behind an outbreak in Uganda to arrive in the country next week. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said an expert committee convened by the agency had evaluated three experimental Ebola vaccines and decided they […]

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Winter is coming; Steve Barclay sets out key priorities

Editorial Bureau November 16, 2022

Health and Social Care Secretary sets out key priorities ahead of winter He is expected to set out his key priorities including a focus on what matters most to patients Focus will be on delivering for patients and making it as easy as possible for NHS and social care frontline staff to do their jobs […]

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Cambodian leader leaves G-20 early after COVID-19 diagnosis

Editorial Bureau November 15, 2022

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday he has COVID-19 and is leaving the Group of 20 meetings in Bali, just days after hosting President Joe Biden and other world leaders for a summit in his country’s capital. The diagnosis came as the heads of the G-20 leading economies and other nations began a two-day […]

Health Oceania

Australian inquiry asks whether mom smothered her four children

Editorial Bureau November 14, 2022

On Monday, an Australian inquiry began investigating whether a woman convicted almost two decades ago of smothering her four children to death might be innocent. The inquiry by retired New South Wales state Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Bathurst is the second judicial investigation into Kathleen Folbigg’s convictions in 2003. It reflects advances in genetic […]

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Protesters ask Turkey to stop alleged chemical weapons use

Editorial Bureau November 13, 2022

Thousands of people demonstrated Saturday in the German city of Düsseldorf against Turkey’s alleged use of chemical weapons in the Kurdish region and the international community’s apparent apathy about the issue. The participants started at two separate locations before joining under the motto “Stop Chemical Warfare in Kurdistan!” Speakers criticized international

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China tightens restrictions as rise in virus cases reported

Editorial Bureau November 12, 2022

Everyone in a district of 1.8 million people in China, the southern metropolis of Guangzhou, was ordered to stay home Saturday to undergo virus testing, and a major city in the southwest closed schools as another rise in infections was reported. Nationwide, a total of 11,773 infections were found over the past 24 hours, including […]

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Australian insurer warns of ‘distressing’ data threat

Editorial Bureau November 8, 2022

A major Australian health insurer warned Tuesday of a “distressing” threat by a purported hacker to release data within 24 hours from a hack affecting 10 million people. Medibank Private, one of Australia’s largest insurers, told customers to be “vigilant” after the reported threat, issued a day after it had ruled out paying any ransom […]

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A study finds primary schools lack access to specialist help

Editorial Bureau November 8, 2022

New Ofsted research, published today, finds a lack of access to specialist help means more primary school children with additional needs are being referred to alternative provision (AP). Primary-age children are referred to alternative provisions when schools cannot manage their physically or verbally violent behaviour, with adverse effects on other children and staff.

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 Yellow Card scheme helps improve the safety of medicines

Editorial Bureau November 7, 2022

To improve medical product safety for all, report suspected side effects and adverse incidents as part of the #MedSafetyWeek global campaign. Launched today by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (the MHRA), the seventh annual #MedSafetyWeek is running until 13 November to encourage widespread public engagement and improve patient safety by reporting