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Squirrels live longer in leafier parts of London, air pollution study shows

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 12:08

The closer the rodents live to the centre of the city, the worse their symptoms of lung disease

Deteriorating air quality is a major threat to health , and scientists have discovered that humans are not the only ones in danger.

Grey squirrels suffer worsening lung damage the closer they live to the centre of a city, according to a study in London. It found the lungs of the rodent residents of Richmond fare far better than those of central Westminster.

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Covid booster vaccine to be offered to millions in England next week

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 05:00

Care home residents will be first to receive spring top-up jab as infections in England hit 2023 high

Millions of people in England will be offered a Covid booster jab next week, health officials have announced, as recent estimates show infections have climbed to their highest level this year.

Care home residents will be the first to receive the spring Covid-19 booster vaccine from Monday, with millions more people invited to book an appointment from Wednesday.

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Government slashes cost of HRT prescriptions in England

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Yesterday - 23:01

Women prescribed menopause HRT treatment will save hundreds of pounds with £19.30 annual fee

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Hundreds of thousands of women in England can now access cheaper hormone replacement therapy under a scheme designed to reduce prescription costs.

Women prescribed HRT as part of menopause treatment will be able to obtain a year’s worth of medicine for £19.30, saving hundreds of pounds annually.

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Spiralling staff shortages have put the NHS in the last-chance saloon | Letters

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Yesterday - 17:13

Dr Latifa Patel thinks funding and a proper workforce plan are vital, and Prof Kamila Hawthorne says without general practice, the rest of the NHS will collapse

When asked what the most important priority should be for the NHS, more than half of the public asked in the British Social Attitudes survey ( Satisfaction with the NHS plummets to lowest level in 40 years, 29 March ) pointed to increasing the number of staff.

According to your article on the draft NHS workforce plan ( NHS staff shortages in England could exceed 570,000 by 2036, leaked document warns, 26 March ), the vacancy rate could rise to 571,000 by 2036-37 – that’s a third of the overall healthcare workforce as unfilled jobs, not staff in work caring for patients.

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Overhaul of sex education in England based on ‘overblown’ claims, say teachers

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Yesterday - 15:50

MP’s claims of inappropriate teaching of sex education in schools rejected as ‘lacking evidence’ prompted government review

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Plans to overhaul official guidance on sex education in schools are blowing a perceived problem out of all proportion, teachers’ representatives have said.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set out proposals to introduce age ratings designed to prevent teachers covering some subject matter with younger children, as well as other measures, after the prime minister ordered the education secretary Gillian Keegan to bring forward a planned review .

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More than 200 children cured of hepatitis C in world-first NHS scheme

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Yesterday - 13:00

Exclusive: England on track to become first country to eliminate disease after landmark deal for new drugs

More than 200 children in England have been cured of hepatitis C in a world-first treatment programme on the NHS that is likely to eradicate the disease.

Hepatitis C is a devastating virus that can infect the liver. Left untreated, it can cause life-threatening damage, including liver cancer. Amid global concern over the disease in recent years, the World Health Organization tasked every country with eliminating it by 2030.

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Government disposed of 3bn items of PPE bought in pandemic, data shows

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 2 days ago - 20:13

Department of Health and Social Care in England has removed 269,500 pallets of PPE from its stock

The government has disposed of more than 3bn items of personal protective equipment (PPE) it bought during the pandemic, figures have revealed.

An estimated 3.14bn items have been shed through a mixture of recycling, energy from waste processes – including some incineration – donations and sales.

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Ben Jennings on the government’s plan to ban nitrous oxide – cartoon

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 2 days ago - 19:00

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‘Terrified for my future’: climate crisis takes heavy toll on young people’s mental health

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 2 days ago - 15:48

Young people in the UK tell how the emergency is affecting their psychological wellbeing and how they are coping

Jem, 24, has started losing sleep over the climate emergency.

“Over the last two years, I have felt growing anxiety at the state of the environment. It keeps me up at night,” Jem, who works in nature conservation in Somerset, says. “I worry about what future I should be planning for.”