Junior doctors’ strike: NHS chief warns of tough new year
A planned six-day junior doctors’ strike will have a big impact on routine care, a health chief says.
A planned six-day junior doctors’ strike will have a big impact on routine care, a health chief says.
If you’ve experienced a sour taste in your mouth, lots of gas, heartburn or feeling like you just threw up a little in your mouth, you may have attributed it to acid reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). And that’s a fair guess. GERD, a more chronic condition that can result from acid reflux happening…
The new COVID-19 variant that scientists call JN.1 now makes up about 44.1% of COVID-19 cases across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated Friday, marking another week of the fast-spreading variant’s steep rise in the U.S. The increase is more than two times larger than the 21.3% that the CDC now…
Dr Will Welfare, UKHSA Incident Director, said: “This is the first time we have detected this virus in humans in the UK. As soon as we get such a result, we immediately start work with partners to learn everything we can about it. Our investigation is continuing at pace and we will publish further information…
Curtis S. Chin, a former U.S. ambassador to the Asian Development Bank, is managing director of advisory firm RiverPeak Group. Jose B. Collazo is an analyst focusing on the Indo-Pacific region. Follow them on X at @CurtisSChin and @JoseBCollazo. As 2023 comes to a close, we take a look at the year that was in…
A drug approved by the FDA over two decades ago for use in medical abortions and miscarriages is at risk of being pulled from the market after a decision by a Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas on Friday. However, a second federal judge in Washington state issued a competing ruling that would prohibit the FDA…
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