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Ethical dilemmas raised by the assisted dying bill

Letters: Dr Sarah Davies, Sarah McCulloch, Jean Farrer and Charlie King respond to articles on the progress of the bill and the role of hospices

The Guardian - UK

One in five women in England say their concerns were ignored during childbirth, survey finds

Women say fears were dismissed and help was unavailable at crucial moments during labour

The Guardian - UK

Scotland’s looser rules on assisted dying could lead to ‘death tourism’, say senior politicians

Cross-party group of MSPs says bill going through Holyrood could attract people from elsewhere in UK

The Guardian - UK

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Safeguards ‘seriously lacking’ in Holyrood’s assisted dying Bill, warns Forbes

The SNP MSP joined with Labour’s Michael Marra and Tory Edward Mountain to raise concerns about the proposed legislation.

Evening Standard

UK life expectancy for females returns to pre-pandemic levels

It is too early to know whether the latest figures represent the start of a new upwards trend.

Evening Standard

Terminally ill Britons could move to Scotland for an assisted death – academic

Hertfordshire University expert Dr Claudia Carr said Scotland could be viewed as having a ‘more positive climate’ for assisted dying.

Evening Standard

Patients suffer while hospital funding row drags on

Emergency room doctors work tirelessly to prepare patients for treatment but without funding co-operation, delays for critical care may continue to increase.

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Online safety regulator says teens ‘will lose interest pretty quickly’ in social media – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Voices: Every woman should feel safe in an NHS maternity ward

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The staggering shortcomings in care for mothers at hospitals and failure to implement recommendations to correct them have resulted in lives lost and ruined – the health secretary could define his legacy by finally putting this right

The Independent UK

Aspects of Peggie tribunal findings ‘hugely problematic for women’ – solicitor

An employment tribunal upheld Sandie Peggie’s claims she was harassed by NHS Fife but other claims were dismissed.

Evening Standard

Easy Bruising Causes: Why Vitamin Deficiency and Blood Disorders Make You Bruise Easily

Understand the most common easy bruising causes, from vitamin deficiency bruising to blood disorder signs, and learn when symptoms require medical attention.

Medical Daily

Nurse Sandie Peggie wins harassment claim against NHS Fife

A tribunal began in February after Ms Peggie lodged a claim against NHS Fife and transgender medic Dr Beth Upton.

Evening Standard

Care home manager who preyed on young staff and fled country jailed

Naijil Paul, 47, was due to stand trial in 2019 accused of sex offences, but instead got a flight to India.

Evening Standard

Deprivation divide in Leeds is cutting lives short

Letter: Alex Sobel draws attention to his constituency’s life expectancy gap and calls for a cross-government health inequalities strategy

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I Retired at 63 to Enjoy My Free Time but My Grown Kids Want Help With Child Care. I Love My Grandkids, but It's Too Much. What Should I Do?

We asked therapists and relationship experts for advice.

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The lack of leave turning many women off their jobs

Many Australian women have quit or considered leaving their jobs during fertility treatment, but some employers are stepping in to stop the workforce exodus.

Woman & Home

'The silence can be deafening' - Joanna Lumley fronts new appeal to tackle growing loneliness crisis among older people this Christmas

Age UK says over one million older people will be eating dinner alone this Christmas – here's how you can help

Evening Standard

Younger people wanting an assisted death could face stronger assessments

Paediatrician Baroness Cass and the former president of the BMA, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, called for a more ‘in-depth’ process.

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The Guardian - UK

Experience: I gave birth to the world’s first IVF boy

My husband and I were unable to have children, and then we heard about a new experimental technique

International Business Times

Cancer-Stricken King Charles Wants a 'Special Christmas In Case It's His Last,' Source Says

Cancer-stricken King Charles III is determined to make this Christmas 'special in case it's his last,' according to a source, as the royals gather at Sandringham amid his and Kate Middleton's health struggles.

The Independent UK

Stark warning for NHS over drop in number of international nurses coming to UK

The health and care system has relied on international recruitment ‘for generations’ with experts warning that plans to tighten visa rules and cut immigration could ‘deepen’ workforce shortages

Marie Claire

Your Skin Changes During Perimenopause—6 Treatments That Should Be on Your Radar

Maturing skin needs a special type of TLC.

The Guardian - UK

Preventing infections in older people is hit and miss, says England’s chief medic

Chris Whitty contrasts systematic approach in children and calls for more research into managing infections in elderly

The Independent UK

Foreign aid cuts will see extra 200,000 children under five die this year, damning Gates report warns

Report from the Gates Foundation says the death rate for under-fives will increase for the first time this century as cuts by Donald Trump and from nations across Europe begin to bite

The Guardian - UK

Labour proposed in opposition how to introduce assisted dying via private member’s bill

Leaked document raises questions over amount of government control behind MP Kim Leadbeater’s bill

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