‘Moment of reckoning’ needed in social care, says Louise Casey
The chair of the independent commission on social care recommends introducing a full-time dementia tsar, and new fast-track passport system for people diagnosed with motor
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Covid inquiry chair defends £200m cost and four-year process on final day
Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost.
Copper metabolism identified as a new therapeutic target for inflammatory osteolysis
Inflammatory osteolysis is a condition involving progressive bone tissue destruction and is observed in many well-known skeletal disorders, including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, and chronic apical
No evidence probiotic skincare can improve mood
Current findings reveal no support for emotional benefits from probiotic cosmetics, highlighting the need for further investigation into neurocosmetics.
Berries, apples, and citrus linked to greater happiness and optimism
A study links flavonoid-rich diets to sustained happiness and optimism, highlighting the bidirectional relationship between diet and psychological well-being.
Nearly 70 weeks after infection, long COVID patients show no detectable inflammation in blood tests
A controlled Norwegian case-control study examined circulating biomarkers of inflammation and neuronal injury in people with long COVID about 69 weeks after infection. The researchers
MAHA Government Doctors Feel Entitled to Falsely Smear Private Citizens in the Press While Demanding That They Not Be Falsely Smeared in the Press
Our so-called public servants have one set of standards for themselves and another for private citizens who dare to the challenge their government. The post
A breast cancer survivor knits prostheses in Kenya as silicone ones are costly
A Kenyan woman who survived breast cancer is knitting prostheses and training others to make them in a country where silicone ones are expensive
Woman reveals pain of living with endometriosis
“People have horrendous periods and think they just have to live with it… [but] you don’t,” she says.
Trying to get social care can be ‘horrendous’, Baroness Casey tells BBC
The chair of the independent commission on adult social care also says the care system relies on the exploitation of its workforce.
‘My son can now enjoy life’: Children with severe form of epilepsy helped by new drug
Families say the groundbreaking medicine is transforming the lives of children with Dravet syndrome.
Death of boy after surgery is referred to coroner
Nine-year-old Jack Moate died in 2015, weeks after an operation carried out by a now-suspended surgeon.
Allergy training to become compulsory in schools in England
The plans, due to come into force in September, follow support for Benedict’s Law, a campaign to improve allergy safety in schools.
Navigating conversations with children about war, conflict and other traumatic events
Experts say adults can help children cope with the latest conflict in the Middle East by making space for conversation, validating their feelings and limiting