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Mattel accused of ‘stealth marketing’ after giving away free Barbie dolls in schools

Health experts have claimed Mattel-sponsored school programme ‘reinforces damaging gender stereotypes’

The Independent UK

Barbie manufacturer Mattel criticized for giving free dolls to schools in a bid to teach social skills: ‘Why should children be exposed to this type of stealth marketing?’

Critics say the move could do more harm than good.

Fortune

Most early-stage breast cancer patients will be long-term survivors – study

For some patients the risk of death within five years is as low as 0.2%, according to large-scale research

The Guardian - UK

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Sunak claimed the role of Covid hero. Lady Hallett may reveal a different tale

Role of eat out to help out scheme in increased cases and Treasury hostility to scientific advice may come under spotlight

The Guardian - UK

Tackling sexual misconduct in the NHS will require education and empowerment – not just words

Many were shocked by the recent revelation that more than 35,000 incidents of sexual misconduct, ranging from abusive remarks to rape, occurred in the NHS over the five years to 2022.

The Conversation

More than 35,000 incidents of sexual misconduct recorded in NHS England

The new data includes rapes, sexual assaults, being touched without consent, stalking and abuse

Wales Online

NHS staff report 20,000 claims of patient sexual misconduct over five years

Exclusive: Allegations across 212 hospital trusts in England include claims of rape, sexual assault and stalking

The Guardian - UK

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The photo archive bringing pre-Nakba Jerusalem alive

Mona Hajjar Halaby’s British Mandate Jerusalemites photo library on Facebook captures often ignored history.

Al Jazeera

UK doctors lured to Australia with ads promising £130,000 salary and days off to swim and surf

Job advert targets medics ‘sick of the NHS’, as it weathers strikes and all-time low pay satisfaction

The Independent UK

New study links "free sugar" to cancer

Free sugar has been linked to cancer, heart attacks, diabetes, obesity, strokes and more ailments

Salon

Air pollution ‘might be a risk factor for dementia’, study reveals

Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been linked to an increased risk

The Independent UK

Mediterranean diet ‘can reduce heart attacks in people at higher risk’

First study of its kind finds diet can benefit hundreds of millions with obesity, diabetes or other risk factors

The Guardian - UK

Cancer drug leaflets for patients in Europe omit important facts

Researchers find information about cancer drugs can be lacking and ‘potentially misleading’

The Guardian - UK

Trans kids in Georgia say they have target on their back with GOP initiative

ATLANTA — Michael’s mother walked past the bathroom in their Duluth, Georgia, home where she had seen her son crying months earlier. The teen was now looking in the same mirror, but this time he was grinning.

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The Guardian - UK

Was the Covid pandemic bad for mental health? It depends who you ask

A report has been seized upon to argue that lockdown had little effect on mental health – but the truth is more nuanced, says public health professor Devi Sridhar

The Guardian - UK

Most health claims on formula milk ‘not backed by evidence’

BMJ report found nutritional benefits cited by multibillion-pound industry lacked scientific references

The Guardian - UK

Beano accused of promoting junk food to children

Quizzes on comic’s website give ‘free advertising’ to well-known high fat, salt and sugar brands, say researchers

The Independent UK

Avoiding alcohol reduces dementia risk, major new study shows

The decade-long study of Chinese adults over the age of 60 was published in the BMJ

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The Guardian - UK

Six lifestyle choices to slow memory decline named in 10-year study

Over-60s who combined more healthy lifestyle choices enjoyed most benefit, found Beijing researchers

Liverpool Echo

Experts have seen 'surprising' changes in covid symptoms since pandemic started

Medical experts told the BMJ covid symptoms have changed since the pandemic started due to vaccination and immunity

The Independent UK

Long Covid effects ‘resolve in a year’ for most with mild illness – study

Some 2.1 million people in the UK are suffering from long Covid.

Daily Mirror

'Red' baby death rating for 1 in 5 NHS trusts as UK mums three times more likely to die

A report by the Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audit and Confidential Enquiries (MBRRACE) group found that 23 NHS trusts were labelled "red" in 2020 for their infant death rates

The Guardian - UK

A new consensus? Change in the air as concussion conference begins

Much is at stake as the sixth International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport gets under way in Amsterdam

The Guardian - AU

Prestigious medical journal retracts nine more articles authored by concussion expert Paul McCrory

British Journal of Sports Medicine says investigation ‘revealed a pattern of publication misconduct’ by McCrory, has concerns over 38 other articles

The Independent UK

Safe sex texts do not stop young people getting STIs, study finds

Researchers examined whether sending the information over text would help reduce the risk of chlamydia or gonorrhoea.

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