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The Role Of Nurses In Detecting Elder Abuse And Neglect

The Role Of Nurses In Detecting Elder Abuse And Neglect

Going through aging comes with many happy and positive moments. However, some seniors living alone and those in elderly care homes face different challenges that can impact their physical and mental health. Many have to deal with loneliness, anxiety, depression and...

What Causes A Low Libido?

What Causes A Low Libido?

Human desire fluctuates due to a complex combination of physiologic, psychological, and environmental variables. But occasionally, people may struggle with a decreased libido, a condition that might elicit worries and inquiries about its underlying reasons. This...

How The Police Are Waging A War Against Cybercrime

The problem of cybercrime has been increasing exponentially in recent years as the internet has become more and more integrated into our everyday lives. While the police have been quick to adapt to new technologies and approaches to fight traditional crime, they have...

Making Dollars & Sense of the Global Economy in 2023

Forecasting economic performance for the upcoming year involves analyzing a range of economic indicators to assess the potential performance of the global economy. First, let's move on to the obvious question – What is GDP? Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a crucial...

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Children with allergies ‘put at risk by schools’

Children with allergies ‘put at risk by schools’

Helen BlytheJake ZuckermanBBC NewsRichard MaddenBBC News8 hours agoChildren with food allergies are being "put at risk" because schools are not doing enough to manage the danger, a Lincolnshire-based organisation has claimed.Helen Blythe from Stamford started the...

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Pneumonia treatment in kitchen ‘tremendous’

Pneumonia treatment in kitchen ‘tremendous’

This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.By Marie-Louise ConnollyBBC News NI health correspondentA pensioner given hospital treatment for pneumonia in his kitchen has described it as "tremendous".Sean Daly, 78, had...

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Strep A: ‘I’d never seen a child hallucinate before’

Strep A: ‘I’d never seen a child hallucinate before’

By Graeme Ogston & Louise CowieBBC Scotland NewsWhen Lisa Melrose's daughter Evie fell ill in October 2022, it was like no illness the mum-of-three had ever seen. Calpol and Nurofen were having no effect and the six-year-old was displaying worrying symptoms.Lisa said:...

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Women waiting 10 years for endometriosis diagnosis

Women waiting 10 years for endometriosis diagnosis

Michelle BatesBy Antonia MatthewsBBC News The wait to be diagnosed with endometriosis has increased to almost ten years, a "devastating" milestone say women with the condition.It now takes almost a year more than before 2020 to be diagnosed, according to research...

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Doctors question science behind blood sugar diet trend

Doctors question science behind blood sugar diet trend

By Rachel SchraerHealth and disinformation reporterBlood sugar-monitors are unnecessary for people without diabetes and could, in extreme cases, fuel eating disorders, leading doctors have warned. They are part of a personalised diet trend, promoted on social media...

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When Copay Assistance Backfires on Patients

When Copay Assistance Backfires on Patients

In early 2019, Jennifer Hepworth and her husband were stunned by a large bill they unexpectedly received for their daughter’s prescription cystic fibrosis medication. Their payment had risen to $3,500 from the usual $30 for a month’s supply. That must be a mistake,...

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Trying to stay alive in a town hit by despair

Trying to stay alive in a town hit by despair

By Dominic Hughes & Natalie WrightHealth correspondent, BBC NewsBlackpool has the highest rate of deaths linked to alcohol, drug abuse and suicide in England, a recent study found. BBC News met a team of former addicts trying to turn around the lives of people in the...

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Trying to stay alive in a town of despair

Trying to stay alive in a town of despair

By Dominic Hughes & Natalie WrightHealth correspondent, BBC News"Hugging my mum again. I'd love that. That would be special." Tears are streaming down Paul Earnshaw's face as he talks to us.He has struggled for years with alcohol, but is now trying to break free from...

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