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Why boosting quality of life is the best medicine

Letters: Readers respond to the call from England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, for doctors to prioritise quality of life over quantity of life

The Guardian - UK

King celebrates 75th birthday a day early with three-tiered cake at Highgrove

Charles joined a host of guests at his Highgrove home in Gloucestershire

Evening Standard

Parents ‘heartbroken’ as baby Indi Gregory dies following failed legal battle

‘I knew she was special from the day she was born,’ her father Dean Gregory said.

The Independent UK

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Baby Indi Gregory dies after parents’ failed legal fight to continue treatment

Indi’s life support was withdrawn and she died in a hospice.

The Independent UK

Scottish health board ‘treated as a suspect’ in death of 10-year-old girl

Scotland’s biggest health board is reportedly being considered a suspect in the death of a 10-year-old girl.

The National (Scotland)

Doctors plan to leave NHS in growing numbers due to burnout, GMC warns

Workforce report says government strategy to boost staff numbers may have come too late

The Guardian - UK

Indi Gregory: critically ill baby girl removed from life support

Judges rule Derbyshire-born infant with incurable mitochondrial condition should be allowed to die

The Guardian - UK

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Ghana struggles to manage exodus of nurses leaving for jobs abroad

Nearly 4,000 nurses have left Ghana for better-paid jobs in Europe and the US over the past year, according to the country's nursing association, worsening shortages of medical staff and placing increasing strain on those who remain.

Radio France Internationale

The $600 Billion Dilemma: How to Help Family Caregivers

A new report found that caring for family members creates significant financial impacts for caregivers. Here's a look at why that is and how to help.

Kiplinger

The internet boils with anonymous rage, but this confrontation felt personal

It’s nearly bedtime and a restaurant row in a seaside hotel leaves everyone shaken

The Guardian - UK

Who’ll pay to care for us when we grow old, and then even older?

The numbers of New Zealanders ageing and soon to need care are confronting, and someone needs to be planning now for how to pay for it

Newsroom.co.nz

Scientists say monthly visits from family and friends can help you live longer

‘We need to see more society-level interventions and support that make social connections easier’

The Independent UK

Record number of child deaths last year with hundreds more dying since pandemic

UK’s top children’s doctor calls on government to act to tackle ‘unforgivable’ and ‘avoidable’ deaths

The Independent UK

Ill baby’s parents say ‘right’ to end treatment at home has been removed

Dean Gregory and Claire Staniforth are appealing after a High Court judge said medics should stop treating Indi Gregory in a hospital or hospice.

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Mother of disabled teenager to fundraise for others following Winslet donation

Carolynne Hunter’s 13-year-old daughter Freya has severe complex health problems and disabilities.

The Independent UK

World’s population has passed 8 billion, says US Census Bureau

The world population growth, however, continues a long-term trend of slowing down

The Independent UK

Critically-ill baby’s parents take end-of-life care fight to appeal court

Dean Gregory and Claire Staniforth want specialists to withdraw treatment from eight-month-old Indi Gregory at their home in Ilkeston, Derbyshire

The Independent UK

Feeling crowded yet? The Census Bureau estimates the world's population has passed 8 billion

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the world's population has topped 8 billion for the first time

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The Guardian - UK

Prioritise quality of life over prolonging it for elderly, Chris Whitty tells medics

England’s chief medical officer says more realistic conversations needed about some treatments’ side-effects

Newcastle Herald

Doctor said 'drive slow': twin baby born in back of moving ambulance

'I was so scared, I thought everything was going to go wrong.'

The Guardian - UK

Black babies in England three times more likely to die than white babies

Inequalities between rich and poor areas and white and black communities widening, according to child mortality data

The Independent UK

Nurse plans 10-day solo trek to attend graduation ceremony

Helen Davies will walk from her home in Wester Ross to Stirling next week.

The Independent UK

Nurse who died in PoW camp weeks before armistice ‘may have survived in France’

Helena Stewart Bennet died on October 18, 1918 when flu and pneumonia ravaged the Shropshire hospital she had been posted to.

The National (Scotland)

Cemeteries running out of space across Fife

CEMETERIES across Fife are running out of space and the council must come up with a solution.

Kiplinger

How to Approach the Caregiving Transition When It’s Time

For National Caregivers Month, this financial adviser shares her story to help others heading into the emotional challenge of providing caregiving for an aging loved one.

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