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Reuters Surgeons like Elias Jaradeh have been working around the clock to treat thousands of wounded people A Lebanese surgeon has described how the sheer volume of severe wounds from two days of exploding device attacks forced him to act “robotic” just to be able to keep working. Surgeon Elias Jaradeh said he treated women … Read more
Getty Images There is an unacceptable variation in waits for treatment of different cancers in England, an exclusive analysis for BBC News by Cancer Research UK shows. Patients with cancers affecting the head and neck and bowel are the most likely to face long waits – just over half are seen within the target of … Read more
BBC It had been the NHS’s longest-running and bitterest pay dispute – responsible for hundreds of thousands of cancelled operations and appointments. And then, suddenly, word came on Monday that the British Medical Association was recommending that its 50,000 junior doctor members accept a fresh offer from the new government. It sounded almost too good … Read more
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Reuters Outbreaks in DR Congo have affected children as well as adults The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreaks in parts of Africa a public health emergency of international concern. The highly contagious disease – formerly known as monkeypox – has killed at least 450 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. … Read more
The total cost of compensation is expected to run into billions of pounds. The amounts are being judged under five criteria – harm caused, social impact from stigma and isolation, impact on autonomy and private life, care costs and financial loss. The first payments will be made to those who were infected, the Labour government … Read more
Mpox is “not the new Covid”, because authorities clearly know how to control its spread, a leading World Health Organization expert has said. Despite real concern about a new variant of the virus, and a global alert, Europe regional director Dr Hans Kluge told journalists, together we could – and must – tackle mpox. And … Read more
First Born Films Neil Harbisson, who sees in black and white, says his antennae lets him “hear” colour For the past 20 years, self-declared “cyborg artist” Neil Harbisson has provoked debate with his “eyeborg” – a surgically attached antenna. Harbisson, who grew up in Barcelona, is colour blind, having been born with the rare condition … Read more
Getty Images Clade 1b has spread in eastern DR Congo since 2023, and now to neighbouring countries previously unaffected by mpox The rapid spread of mpox – what used to be called monkeypox – in parts of Africa has been declared a global emergency. A new form of the virus is at the heart of … Read more