Price of food a key barrier to providing healthy diets for children

A new survey, commissioned for Healthy Eating Week (10 -14 June 2024) by the British Nutrition Foundation and conducted by YouGov found that the price of healthier foods is the main factor holding parents back from feeding their children a healthy diet. This survey asked 1007 British parents of children up to age 18, to […]

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Price of food a key barrier to providing healthy diets for children

A new survey, commissioned for Healthy Eating Week (10 -14 June 2024) by the British Nutrition Foundation and conducted by YouGov found that the price of healthier foods is the main factor holding parents back from feeding their children a healthy diet. This survey asked 1007 British parents of children up to age 18, to […]

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Bioengineering breakthrough could improve bone regeneration treatments

A bioengineering breakthrough which helps repair damaged bones without causing the negative side effects of other treatments could lead to better results for patients, scientists say. It could support the development of new treatments to help people living with serious skeletal injuries or cancer patients who have lost bone to the disease to regrow bone […]

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Bioengineering breakthrough could improve bone regeneration treatments

A bioengineering breakthrough which helps repair damaged bones without causing the negative side effects of other treatments could lead to better results for patients, scientists say. It could support the development of new treatments to help people living with serious skeletal injuries or cancer patients who have lost bone to the disease to regrow bone […]

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1 in 4 ambulance workers witness a death due to delays

One in four ambulance workers has witnessed a death due to delays in the past three years, a mass GMB survey has found. The poll of almost 3,000 ambulance workers across the UK found that: 24.4 per cent of ambulance workers had witnessed a death due to delays during the past three years A further […]

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1 in 4 ambulance workers witness a death due to delays

One in four ambulance workers has witnessed a death due to delays in the past three years, a mass GMB survey has found. The poll of almost 3,000 ambulance workers across the UK found that: 24.4 per cent of ambulance workers had witnessed a death due to delays during the past three years A further […]

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Dental crisis now a top issue on the doorstep

The British Dental Association has said failure to set out credible plans to save NHS dentistry will hit the parties at the ballot box, with evidence showing the state of the service is now at the forefront of voter concerns. A new survey of voters in England by YouGov reveals the access crisis in dentistry […]

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Dental crisis now a top issue on the doorstep

The British Dental Association has said failure to set out credible plans to save NHS dentistry will hit the parties at the ballot box, with evidence showing the state of the service is now at the forefront of voter concerns. A new survey of voters in England by YouGov reveals the access crisis in dentistry […]

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Melanoma Death Rate Higher in Patients with Darker Skin

A podcast series explores the disproportionately high mortality rate for people with darker skin diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer and the rate has increased by about one-third over the last decade in the UK. Researchers have projected a record high of 20,800 cases this year with an […]

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Melanoma Death Rate Higher in Patients with Darker Skin

A podcast series explores the disproportionately high mortality rate for people with darker skin diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer and the rate has increased by about one-third over the last decade in the UK. Researchers have projected a record high of 20,800 cases this year with an […]

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