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Wes Streeting must stop puberty blocker trial - it is about right and wrong
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (269+ words) Universal healthcare that is "free at the point of use" is something we as a country can be very proud of. Fast-forward 77 years, and the NHS is set to run a shameful experiment on children. Physically healthy kids, some as…...
No, Santa isn't too white and judgemental – this is woke nonsense
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (399+ words) It is wrong "to be rewarding children based on a Western binary of naughty/nice." Thank goodness Santa paid no attention. He came down our chimney as usual. Yours too, I'll bet. To this day I haven't a clue what…...
Cancer crisis that hits hardest at Christmas and 5 words that change lives
1+ week, 1+ day ago (493+ words) The first and immediate thoughts are not related to the clinical challenges. They are not to do the things the doctor in front of you can help with - the regimens of chemotherapy, the impact of invasive surgery, the management of…...
Households warned to wash shoes and clothes as another disease spreads across UK
1+ week, 6+ day ago (394+ words) A warning has been issued to wash clothes and shoes due to a strange disease currently spreading across the UK which can be passed on by the public. Right now, flu is peaking with cases spreading like wildfire. But at…...
Labour hands EU £570 million to fund middle class students’ placement years
2+ week, 1+ day ago (305+ words) The Prime Minister has approved plans to spend over half a billion quid in a single year on funding middle-class students" gap years in Europe. This morning, the Government confirmed reports that it is set to reverse part of Boris…...
Horror illness spreading through UK as Brits told to mask up - 'just like Covid"
2+ week, 2+ day ago (334+ words) Professor Meghana Pandit, NHS national medical director, said: "With record demand for A&E and ambulances and an impending resident doctors strike, this unprecedented wave of super flu is leaving the NHS facing a worst-case scenario for this time of…...
Scientists blast return of Covid-style masks and school closures to stop 'flu
2+ week, 3+ day ago (231+ words) "This is not a flu problem, it's an NHS problem... Every year supermarkets plan for a surge in customers at Christmas that they prepare for. Yet every year we have a surge in viruses in winter and the NHS is…...
Public urged to stay vigilant for runaway children - what you need to know
2+ week, 6+ day ago (510+ words) Commuters are being urged to help spot runaway children this Christmas as warning signs pop up at train stations across the country. It comes after shocking new research revealed that one child runs away from home every five minutes, yet,…...
UK kids fear Santa won't get in because of modern homes and hi-tech security
3+ week, 1+ day ago (333+ words) British youngsters are fretting that Father Christmas might give their homes a miss due to modern houses not being Santa-friendly. A recent study revealed that 85% of children are puzzled over how Santa Claus manages to deliver stockings brimming with gifts…...
Express readers debate whether face masks should be mandatory for superflu
3+ week, 1+ day ago (243+ words) With the increase of the H3N2 "K strain" influenza, hospitals have admitted more patients, some schools have shut and NHS trusts have urged people to get their flu jab. Downing Street found itself compelled to issue a statement on mask-wearing in…...