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dailynewsnblogProgress in reducing child deaths slows as 4.9 million children die before age five
An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new estimates released today. Most of these deaths are preventable with proven, low-cost interventions…
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- March 18, 2026
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People don’t need to buy a meningitis B jab, Wes Streeting says
Oliver Picard, chair of the National Pharmacy Association, told BBC Radio 5 Live that his pharmacies were getting a booking for a jab every two to three minutes with more…
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- March 18, 2026
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He survived 48 hours without lungs and lived
Humans cannot survive without lungs. Yet one patient managed to live for 48 hours without them. In a report published in the Cell Press journal Med, surgeons detail how they…
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- March 18, 2026
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Scotland's assisted dying bill rejected after emotional debate
Scotland would have become the first part of the UK to legalise the process had MSPs backed the proposals. Source link
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- March 18, 2026
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Your daily coffee may be protecting your brain, 43-year study finds
A large prospective cohort study conducted by researchers from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard examined data from…
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- March 18, 2026
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Mother ‘absolutely shocked’ to find daughter had meningitis
The mother of a young woman who was admitted to hospital told the BBC she was “absolutely shocked” when she discovered her daughter had meningitis. Khali Goodwin’s daughter Keeleigh, a…
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- March 17, 2026
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Scientists link childhood stress to lifelong digestive issues
A new study published in Gastroenterology suggests that stress during early life may increase the risk of digestive problems later on. Researchers found that these effects are linked to changes…
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- March 17, 2026
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Fixing a tooth infection may improve blood sugar and heart health
A successful root canal may provide benefits that extend beyond saving a tooth. New research suggests that treating certain dental infections could help lower inflammation associated with heart disease while…
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- March 17, 2026
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Parents of teen who died in 2025 call for more government support
Helen and Lee Draper lost their daughter Megan to meningitis in October 2025. She was a student at Bournemouth University. Her parents later found out she wasn’t vaccinated against the…
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- March 17, 2026
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DNA origami vaccines could be the next leap beyond mRNA
The COVID-19 pandemic brought messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines into the global spotlight. After completing clinical trials, the first COVID-19 mRNA vaccine was given on December 8, 2020. Researchers later estimated…
