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Adam Durbin & Aruna Iyengar BBC News Specialist mental health crisis centres will be opened across England over the next decade in a bid to reduce crowding in accident and emergency departments (A&E), the NHS has confirmed. Ten hospital trusts have been piloting new assessment centres to deal with peopleContinue Reading

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that certain half-shell oysters that are frozen and raw harvested in South Korea may be potentially contaminated with norovirus., Read MoreContinue Reading

Becky Morton Political reporter PA Media Junior doctors have taken part in 11 separate strikes in the past two years Doctors in England are threatening strike action after they were handed a 4% pay rise. The British Medical Association (BMA), the union representing doctors, said the increase – effective fromContinue Reading

It may not be the mythical fountain of youth, but the strength of the body’s immune system, or immune resilience, could hold the key to a healthy, long life, as it can help minimize inflammation., Read MoreContinue Reading

A report released Thursday said highly processed foods, exposure to chemicals and excessive use of prescription drugs are among the factors responsible or chronic child illnesses in the United States., Read MoreContinue Reading

Reproductive rights advocates are suing Arizona to unravel several laws regulating abortion access in the state, Read MoreContinue Reading

Government vaccine advisers are meeting to decide if the recipe for COVID-19 vaccines needs updating for this fall and winter, Read MoreContinue Reading

Work requirements for Medicaid recipients, hospitals checking citizenship status, food assistance cuts and other measures in the budget passed by the U.S. House would rearrange the U.S. social safety net, Read MoreContinue Reading

Paul Seddon Political reporter PA Media Most doctors and teachers in England have been handed a 4% pay rise after the government accepted recommendations from pay review bodies. The awards are higher than the 2.8% it previously budgeted for, with ministers saying most of the remainder will have to comeContinue Reading

A much-anticipated White House report about childhood diseases has provoked a tug-of-war that’s pitted farmers and some prominent Republican lawmakers against health secretary Robert F, Read MoreContinue Reading