Inquest hears of opportunities missed in teen death

Health News BBC - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 17:01
The inquest is hearing from staff who were on duty when Chloe Longster was admitted to hospital.
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Google DeepMind boss wins Nobel for proteins breakthrough

Scientific News BBC - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 12:50
Three scientists share the prize for their revolutionary work on proteins, the buildings blocks of life.
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'Our son died. Now we can use his sperm to have a grandchild'

Health News BBC - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 11:47
An Indian court has cleared the way for a couple to use their dead son's frozen sperm.
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More bereaved parents offered baby-loss certificate

Health News BBC - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 09:12
The certificates are a recognition of pregnancy loss before 24 weeks, also known as a miscarriage.
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A 24-hour party of pain - a day and night running round a track

Health News BBC - Wed, 10/09/2024 - 02:01
In a quiet corner of London a small group of extraordinary runners complete laps of an athletics track for a day and a night. Why do they do it? And how far do they go?
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The challenges of identifying deepfakes ahead of the 2024 Brazil election

StopFake.org - Tue, 10/08/2024 - 17:59
By Beatriz Farrugia, for DFRLab BANNER: Screencaps from a fake video featuring President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that was shared on July 1, 2024 by Kim Kataguiri, then a pre-candidate for mayor of São Paulo. (Source: Kim Kataguiri/Instagram) For the first time, Brazil will hold elections under electoral regulations that stipulates strict transparency rules […]
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'Godfather of AI' shares Nobel Physics Prize

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 10/08/2024 - 12:52
Two scientists share the Nobel Prize for Physics for their work on machine learning.
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Water firms told to cut customer bills over poor performance

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 10/08/2024 - 09:02
Water companies must reduce customers' bills over poor performance but it will have a small impact.
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My pilgrimage to the vanishing Sphinx snow patch

Scientific News BBC - Tue, 10/08/2024 - 08:16
The Sphinx, a patch of snow thought to be the longest-lasting in the UK, has melted for the fourth consecutive year.
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Putin Rids Russia of a Troublesome Priest

StopFake.org - Mon, 10/07/2024 - 20:42
The Kremlin dishes out a lesson in clerical obedience to a churchman with heterodox views on Ukraine. By Elisabeth Braw, for CEPA Three short years ago, Metropolitan Hilarion was still the Russian Orthodox Church’s second-in-command, in charge of relations with the rest of the world. The relatively young cleric, an internationally respected theologian with a doctorate from Oxford, […]
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The Kremlin’s Disaster Disinformation Exploits in Poland

StopFake.org - Mon, 10/07/2024 - 20:21
By EUvsDisinfo Since mid-September, an uncharacteristically heavy rainfall has caused a series of floods across Central Europe. One country particularly affected by the unseasonal inundations was Poland. As Polish authorities declared a state of emergency, and rushed to rescue those already affected and evacuate people from potential danger, the Kremlin’s disinformation peddlers saw an opening to […]
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The Kremlin Decorates the Disinfo-Christmas Tree Early at the UN

StopFake.org - Mon, 10/07/2024 - 19:58
By EUvsDisinfo During his speech at the UN General Assembly’s High level Week, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov kicked off the festive season early and decorated a veritable disinformation-Christmas tree with a selection of anti-Western, anti-EU, and pro-Kremlin talking points. Lavrov’s boss Putin could not come to New York because he is wanted for deporting Ukrainian children. Not wanting to […]
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Spacecraft launches towards asteroid knocked off course by Nasa

Scientific News BBC - Mon, 10/07/2024 - 17:19
The mission aims to re-visit the asteroid Nasa diverted when it crashed a probe into it.
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We were not treated as parents, Covid inquiry told

Health News BBC - Mon, 10/07/2024 - 17:11
Mum of premature twins says rigid restrictions on birthing wards during Covid were traumatic.
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We were not treated as parents, Covid inquiry told

Health News BBC - Mon, 10/07/2024 - 17:11
Mum of premature twins says rigid restrictions on birthing wards during Covid were traumatic.
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Immunotherapy saved my life. Can research improve the odds for others?

Health News BBC - Sun, 10/06/2024 - 03:33
Researchers are looking at making immunotherapy a much more effective treatment for cancer.
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Eye and ear checks to be offered to autistic students at school

Health News BBC - Sat, 10/05/2024 - 02:02
An NHS scheme is bringing checks into special schools to help identify issues sooner.
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Fly brain breakthrough 'huge leap' to unlock human mind

Health News BBC - Wed, 10/02/2024 - 18:00
A new map showing 50 million neural connections is a 'huge leap' to understanding our own brains.
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The places with the worst GP shortages revealed

Health News BBC - Wed, 10/02/2024 - 02:37
Patient numbers per GP are twice as high in some areas than others, as list sizes jump 17% since 2015.
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The places with the worst GP shortages revealed

Health News BBC - Wed, 10/02/2024 - 02:37
Patient numbers per GP are twice as high in some areas than others, as list sizes jump 17% since 2015.
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