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    • Tuesday, 5 December, 2023
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      A clean getaway from London: a pioneering skincare retreat

      A four-day stay dedicated to your skin at a smart wellness destination in the capital’s greenbelt

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      Pharma group behind blockbuster drug wants to supersize its market impact

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      Adjustments for symptoms could benefit the wider workforce if fewer older women quit jobs

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    • Sunday, 3 December, 2023
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      NHS paying private sector to carry out more medical operations

      Steady shift towards outsourcing hip, knee and eye treatment expected to expand to other procedures despite concerns

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      How alcohol became a crutch for professional women

      Some high-achieving female workers still drink to prove themselves, but those going sober have found benefits

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    • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
      Genomics
      Britain’s genetic databank to unveil largest-ever sequencing release

      ‘Treasure trove’ will be used to develop drugs and treatments for wide range of diseases and is culmination of 20 years of work

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    • Wednesday, 29 November, 2023
      Ageing Populations
      Science prize targets health advances for ageing societies

      Non-profit offers $101mn for discoveries that will restore muscle, brain and immune functions

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      Diagnostic testing flags up a huge range of issues — both lifestyle and hereditary. So, what do you want to know?

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      NHS cancer services buckling, warns leading charity

      Cancer Research UK report says UK government must invest in staffing and funding for research

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      Internet use does not appear to harm mental health, study finds

      No evidence to support ‘popular ideas that certain groups are more at risk’, according to researchers

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      Alice Gast
      Rare cancers need a Silicon Valley approach to investment

      Innovative models can drive funding for research on neglected, less survivable diseases

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      COP28: Climate summit tries to kick fossil fuel habit

      Turkey’s exports to Russia of goods vital for Moscow’s war machine have soared this year

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      Novo Nordisk looks at flexible pricing for obesity drug

      Danish pharma group in talks with healthcare providers about innovative models to boost Wegovy take-up

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    • Sunday, 26 November, 2023
      Healthcare costs
      How the boom in private medical insurance is exposing its own flaws

      Demand is soaring thanks to the NHS crisis, but providers are up against inflation and fierce competition for doctors

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    • Sunday, 26 November, 2023
      InterviewBayer AG
      Bayer chief blames thin drug pipeline on ‘years of under-investment’

      Bill Anderson says group is generating a series of promising new drugs after R&D strategy change

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    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      Disease control and prevention
      WHO asks China for data on ‘undiagnosed pneumonia’ cases

      Health body’s concern reflects heightened vigilance over signs of disease outbreaks since Covid pandemic

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      AstraZeneca fights accusations its Covid-19 jab was ‘defective’

      Vaccine recipient claims he suffered side effect of severe blood clot

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    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Autumn Statement
      Benefits recipients fear financial squeeze of chancellor’s welfare reforms

      Claimants previously assessed as too sick for a job worried they could be told to work from home

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    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      Bayer AG
      Bayer shares plunge after blood-thinning drug trial halted

      German group says prospective blockbuster asundexian failed to demonstrate efficacy

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    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
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      EU countries warn of health risks caused by climate change Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: Why tourists and residents are fighting over Rome’s sidewalks

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    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      Rana Foroohar
      Behold the Ozempic effect on business

      A new crop of weight-loss drugs is disrupting markets as well as transforming waistlines

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    • Sunday, 19 November, 2023
      Joanne Liu
      Patients and doctors must never become targets of war

      In any conflict situation, from Gaza to Ukraine, medical staff must be protected and given unhindered access to patients

    • Sunday, 19 November, 2023
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      Royal College of GPs urges government to take action over ‘unsafe’ infrastructure ahead of Autumn Statement

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