Ministers ‘in denial’ over state of social care funding say MPs
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Ministers ‘in denial’ over state of social care funding say MPs

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This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/ministers-in-denial-over-state-of-social-care-funding-say-mps-11629333 By Ali Fortescue, Sky reporter The government says it is giving local councils access to billions of pounds more in funding to help pay for social care. Ministers have been accused of being “in denial” over the “perilous” state of local government finances in England as councils struggle to maintain essential…

Women’s brains are ‘four years younger’ than men’s, study finds
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Women’s brains are ‘four years younger’ than men’s, study finds

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/feb/04/womens-brains-are-four-years-younger-than-mens-study-finds By Ian Sample Science editor Analysis of metabolic brain age may explain differences in cognitive decline rate Women’s brains are nearly four years younger than men’s, at least in how they burn fuel, according to scans performed by US researchers. Scientists found that healthy women have a “metabolic brain age” that is…

Fake Xanax: Anxiety drug deaths an ‘escalating crisis’
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Fake Xanax: Anxiety drug deaths an ‘escalating crisis’

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47072413 By The coroner for Northern Ireland has called the rising number of deaths linked to fake versions of the anti-anxiety drug, Xanax, “an escalating crisis”. Joe McCrisken says he is signing off an alprazolam-related death nearly once a week. He says “most of the deaths” are caused by counterfeit versions…

Calls for action on patients denied £100,000 cystic fibrosis drug
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Calls for action on patients denied £100,000 cystic fibrosis drug

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/feb/03/nhs-cystic-fibrosis-drug-orkambi-vertex By Sarah Boseley Health editor Exclusive: Ministers urged to consider revoking patent on life-extending Orkambi, which NHS cannot afford Campaigners are calling on the government to urgently intervene over the cost of a drug that could extend the lives of thousands of children but which manufacturers have set at £105,000 per patient per…

One of the largest mental health trials launches in schools
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One of the largest mental health trials launches in schools

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This article was taken from: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/one-of-the-largest-mental-health-trials-launches-in-schools By Department for Education, Department of Health and Social Care, The Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP, and The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP at Government News Up to 370 schools to join one of the largest trials in the world to boost the evidence about what works to support mental health and wellbeing Hundreds…