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Blueprint drawn up to deliver ‘unprecedented transformation’ of end of life care
Palliative care commission set up to provide high-quality, holistic support to 100,000 people in England and WalesAssisted dying bill brings critical state of palliative care into government’s focus
Read MoreBeryl Lichtenstein obituary
My mother, Beryl Lichtenstein, who has died aged 94, was a co-founder of the Bracken Trust, set up in 1995 to offer cancer support, counselling and complementary therapies to people in mid-Wales.
Read MoreMedical Education Needs Its Own AI Playbook
(MedPage Today) -- President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of education, Linda McMahon, will be wrestling with growing uncertainty around education in the age of artificial intelligence (AI
Read MoreOnly proper funding can rescue social care | Letters
Inadequate funding of adult social care in England has a harmful knock-on effect on the NHS, writes Laura DaviesThe Nuffield Trust’s warning that parts of the adult social care market in England cou
Read MoreLong a ‘Crown Jewel’ of Government, N.I.H. Is Now a Target
The agency long benefited from broad bipartisan support. But Republican criticism has intensified, and new choices for top health posts hope to upend the organization.
Read MoreShould RSV Vaccination Expand to Younger High-Risk Groups?
(MedPage Today) -- Although the FDA has expanded approvals for two respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines to include high-risk young and middle-age adults, CDC advisors have not yet moved to reco
Read More‘With brain preservation, nobody has to die’: meet the neuroscientist who believes life could be eternal
A brilliant young scientist believes that if we preserve our brains, they could be revived in the future, helping us live for centuriesElizabeth Hughes Gossett shouldn’t have survived beyond 11, th
Read MoreWhat’s going on with fluoride? - podcast
The conversation about fluoride’s health benefits has exploded after a US federal toxicology report, court ruling and independent scientific review all called for updated risk-benefit analysis.
Read MoreThe brain microbiome: could understanding it help prevent dementia?
Long thought to be sterile, our brains are now believed to harbour all sorts of micro-organisms, from bacteria to fungi.
Read MoreIs it important for kids to learn about winning and losing?
Some experts say the values of fun and personal development in youth sports are being replaced by performance and victoryMy boyfriend’s parents coached youth sports teams in the 90s, so they have ma
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