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‘I’m here because I care’: junior doctors on NHS picket lines

Medics across England say they are fighting for urgent investment in staff and services to save NHS hospitals

The Guardian - UK

How India's birth control battle falters in rural district

Pratima Kumari, a government health worker in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, sets off on her mini scooter every morning, crisscrossing vast corn fields and pineapple orchards to visit villages and meet young, married couples.

Reuters

Death doulas guide people through the end of life

PHILADELPHIA — Bill Siemering found himself Googling what age people die of natural causes in their sleep. He'd tell his wife where to find salmon cakes at the farmer's market when he was no longer alive. He was certain death was drawing near, though he had no terminal diagnosis.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Editorial: Ben Ferencz, a classic New Yorker: The last of the Nuremberg prosecutors, he fought a very long lifetime for justice and an end to war

Having made it to the very ripe old age of 103 last month, Ben Ferencz’s death Friday night has been marked in detailed obituaries of an amazing life that brought him from a Jewish infant fleeing Eastern European antisemitism with his family to the tenements and streets of New York…

Tribune News Service

New calls for monthly energy tariff for older people and disabled households nears response threshold

An online petition has received nearly 10,000 signatures of support.

Daily Record

Jesmond widower’s anger at ‘slap in the face’ Government social care cuts

Bill Wilson is furious that the Government has reneged on a social care funding pledge.

Chronicle Live

Kind hearted Scots community throws 100th birthday party for local widow

Maureen Moss had no family nearby after her husband died - her nearest relations are nieces that live in England.

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Study reveals important lifestyle change that could lengthen lifespan in older adults

Strategies to promote active social life in very old people should be encouraged, scientists say

The Independent UK

Edinburgh community pulls together for surprise party for 100-year-old resident

Maureen Moss, who has no family living nearby, and whose husband recently died, celebrated the milestone birthday at Davidson's House in Colinton.

Edinburgh Live

New claims for Carer's Allowance made before midnight could also qualify for extra £270 in June

Applications must be made by April 10 to qualify for the next Carer’s Allowance Supplement payment due before summer.

Daily Record

Chicago can become a model for reforming public health

What is needed is a rock-solid moral and financial commitment by elected officials in Illinois to continue to support public health. That includes pre- and post-natal care.

Chicago Sun-Times

AMA president warns of ‘more illness, more loss of life’ from Covid as cases rise

Gatherings over Easter long weekend expected to cause further increase in infections, with Victoria already 60% up in past fortnight

The Guardian - AU

Glasgow nurse struck off after asking untrained workers to hand out medicine

An investigation by the Nursing and Midwifery Council found that Mohammed Farooq Anwaar failed to demonstrate any insight into his behaviour and removed him from their register.

Glasgow Live

Social inequality 'hampers health'

Social inequality remains an obstacle in the provision of health care. As such, countries should not only focus on the financial aspect of universal health coverage but also empowering people, according to Jos Vandelaer, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Thailand.

Bangkok Post

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Wales Online

Steve Barclay says junior doctor pay demands are 'unrealistic'

The Health Secretary says the union is taking a 'militant stance' on pay

The Guardian - UK

I’m 70 and so full of regret about my husband and career

I suspect you have a pattern of believing that whatever choice you make, it’s the wrong one, says Philippa Perry. You can work through this with a therapist

The Guardian - UK

There is more than one way to have a good death

When the end of life approaches, palliative care in a hospice, hospital or at home can help ease the pain

Bangkok Post

Thailand will be 'super-aged' by 2029

Due to a decrease in the population in the past three years, Thailand is expected to become a super-aged society by 2029, according to research conducted by Kasikorn Research Centre (KResearch).

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Chronicle Live

Two women who have dedicated time to North East community invited to coronation of King Charles III

Mahtab Morovat and Kim Sheers will join the Coronation Service congregation in Westminster Abbey

Chronicle Live

People increasingly concerned about Sunderland man, 62, who has not been seen for three days

Stephen Simmons was last seen in Sunderland on Wednesday afternoon

Irish Mirror

Irish teen who was told he was 'too young' set up own healthcare company hopes to inspire others

The now 20-year-old hopes to one day supply healthcare assistants and nurses to the HSE to help the system

Evening Standard

King’s Coronation: Record-breaking ‘boy in the tent’ among community and charity representatives to receive invites

Some 450 British Empire Medal recipients have been invited to the King’s Coronation at Westminster Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool nursery workers who lost jobs after striking call for solidarity in sector

More than 50 early years staff without work after Merseyside service closed days after one-day strike

The Independent UK

King Charles invites hundreds of community and charity representatives to coronation

The ceremony is due to take place on 6 May

The Guardian - UK

Over 850 people with community and charity roles to attend king’s coronation

Guests will include more than 450 British Empire Medal recipients, many of whom helped in Covid lockdowns

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