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Fake NHS dentist site scammed desperate patients
A bogus NHS dental practice harvests passport numbers and credit card details from those signing up.Top stories - BBC News - 12 hours ago -
Don’t Get Desperate for a Deal
Founders who get fidgety about flagging top growth can get tempted by bad acquisitions.Business - Inc. - 2 days ago -
Patrick Mahomes Desperately Needs Help
As Kansas City seeks to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls, the only option is to make a trade, a columnist for The Athletic writes.Sports - The New York Times - October 22 -
NHS patient-safety system to be overhauled
The health secretary sets out a review of six key bodies, as changes to the main regulator are unveiled.Top stories - BBC News - October 15 -
Desperate learner drivers buying scam tests for £200
Figures released by the DVSA show learner drivers are waiting up to six months for a test in the south.Top stories - BBC News - October 18 -
Housing homeless people in glamping pods branded 'desperate'
The Housing Executive says it places people in the pods outside Belfast only as a last resort.Top stories - BBC News - October 24 -
‘The people are stampeding’: Desperate Gazans fight for bags of bread
NBC News filmed the distressing scene in Khan Younis as crowds of starving civilians struggled to reach the front and pay inflated prices for a meagre supply of bread to feed their families. Many ...Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
Mental health patients could get job coach visits in hospital, minister tells BBC
Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall says trials of the idea have produced "dramatic results".Top stories - BBC News - October 16 -
My stroke symptoms were mistaken for the menopause
Maria Mulgrew was training for a marathon when she began to experience dizziness and regular falls.Top stories - BBC News - October 16 -
How Hurricane Helene is threatening dialysis patients
Hurricane Helene is gone, but its ripple effects continue all across the U.S., with tens of thousands of dialysis patients now at risk of losing access to lifesaving care due to a shocked supply ...Politics - The Hill - October 20 -
Halep to stay 'patient' after another comeback loss
Former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep loses on her latest WTA Tour comeback, having won just once since returning from a doping ban in March.Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago -
Desperate Democrats cry “misinformation” to silence criticism of Kamala Harris
Democrats have now decided that charges of “misinformation” are the best way to stifle criticism of their policies or dissonant opinions from their adversaries.Politics - The Hill - October 13 -
‘It’s desperation’: Ireland’s restaurant industry facing crisis with daily closures
Rise in VAT, inflation and people working from home has led small business owners to demand government support. Blazing Salads, Dillingers, Assassination Custard and Brasserie Sixty Six in Dublin, ...World - The Guardian - October 20 -
Patriots vs. Jaguars score: Jax's ground game runs over Patriots in 32-16 win, gives Doug Pederson breathing room
Both teams enter the matchup at 1-5 and looking for some answers.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 20 -
The House Race Where Democrats Desperately Want the ‘Democrat’ to Lose
A write-in campaign appears to be Democrats’ only hope in a Georgia congressional district after a lawyer with extreme right-wing views won the party’s primary.Top stories - The New York Times - October 21 -
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NATO: North Korea troops in Russia "a sign of Putin's growing desperation"
"The deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea is a threat to both the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security," NATO Secretary-General says.World - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Desperation over gang violence fuels a surge of migration from Ecuador to the US
Across Ecuador, gangs have unleashed a wave of violence and extortion, upending lives and spurring an unprecedented exodusWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
A stock-market upside breakout is just around the corner. Be patient.
Market indicators are calling for near-term caution but intermediate-term bullishness.Business - MarketWatch - October 14 -
Private forums show Canadian doctors struggle with euthanizing vulnerable patients
A homeless man refusing long-term care, a woman with severe obesity, grieving widowsHealth - ABC News - October 16 -
Canadian doctors who provide euthanasia struggle with the ethics of killing vulnerable patients
A homeless man refusing long-term care, a woman with severe obesity, grieving widowsWorld - ABC News - October 16 -
Weight loss drugs could help patients struggling with addiction, study says
A new study shows diabetes drugs like Mounjaro and Ozempic, which people also take to lose weight, may help patients suffering from addiction. CBS News contributor Dr. Celine Gounder explains.Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
Canadians with nonterminal conditions sought assisted dying for social reasons
Some people have asked to be killed due to non-medical reasons – including isolation and homelessness. An expert committee reviewing euthanasia deaths in Canada ’s most populous province has ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
Breast cancer patients denied life-extending drug in cost row
Jeannie Ambrose, one of about 1,000 affected patients, says the drug should be made available on the NHSTop stories - BBC News - October 18 -
'Terrified and angry': patients voice concerns as eye hospital to shut for six months
The Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in Edinburgh is due to close for six months at the end of the month.Top stories - BBC News - October 19 -
Patients to get full access to medical records on NHS App
Medical records, test results and letters to be available to all on NHS App in digital revolution.Top stories - BBC News - October 21 -
Novo Nordisk New Pill Reduces Heart Attacks, Strokes in Diabetic Patients
The Wegovy maker’s once-daily pill to treat type 2 diabetes has shown it cuts the risk of heart attacks and strokes in patients by up to 14%, according to a new trial.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 21 -
First Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Patient, 12, Leaves Hospital
After 44 days, Kendric Cromer, 12, left the hospital. While his family feels fortunate that he was the first to receive a treatment, their difficult experiences hint at what others will be up against.Health - The New York Times - October 21 -
Harris says gender-affirming care decisions should be left to doctors and patients
Vice President Harris on Tuesday said decisions on gender-affirming care should be left to doctors and their patients in an interview with NBC News. The vice president said “we should follow the ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
NHS staff use WhatsApp ‘constantly’ to share private patient data
Campaigners warn of ‘wild west’ approach to security in UK health serviceBusiness - Financial Times - October 24 -
Heart-Valve Patients Should Have Earlier Surgery, Study Suggests
The results of a new clinical trial have overturned the “wait and see” approach that cardiologists have long favored for symptom-free patients.Health - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Unsafe to move patients from closing surgery, GPs say
More than 2000 patients will be dispersed among 13 practices in the Magherafelt area.Top stories - BBC News - 12 hours ago -
A promising schizophrenia drug showed mixed results. What does that mean for patients?
Some people who took a new schizophrenia drug for one year improved with only a few side effects, but many dropped out of the researchHealth - ABC News - 3 minutes ago -
Panthers head into battle in Buffalo expecting to face desperate Sabres without Sasha Barkov
Buffalo has lost all three of their games, failing to score more than a goal in any of themSports - Yahoo Sports - October 12 -
Desperation amid search for survivors of an airstrike on a crowded area near major Beirut hospital
Rescuers continued to search for bodies under the rubble more than 16 hours after an Israeli airstrike hit a crowded residential area across the street from Beirut's main public hospitalWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
Is it ‘desperate’ to use LinkedIn’s #OpenToWork button? Here’s what hiring experts really think.
The green banner helps let everyone in your professional network know that you’re looking for work. But does it help or harm a job search?Business - MarketWatch - October 24