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Bringing the right health information to the right people at the right time
Today we have news about resident doctors' strikes, a young people's diabetes app, and necrotizing fasciitis
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In the News Friday 14 November 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
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Today we are celebrating World Kindness Day among other things
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In the News Thursday 13 November 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
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2 days ago
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Headline of the day I think
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Story behind viral NHS Tayside 'sex positions after hip surgery' leaflet
Photos of the booklet have resurfaced on the internet.
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/5371389/nhs-tayside-viral-sex-positions-leaflet/
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Congratulations to Scotland's Pharmacist of the Year
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Scottish Health Award was just what the doctor ordered for Campbeltown pharmacist Zain
Hosted by the ScotsmanĀ in partnership with NHS Scotland and The Scottish Government the awards recognise the extraordinary achievements of individuals and teams who go above and beyond.
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WHO
2 days ago
Today is Health Day at
#COP30
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#ClimateAction
follows. WHO is working with countries to: šæ Detect and prevent climate-related diseases š„ Strengthen health systems š„ Put people's health at the centre of climate action Watch the event LIVE:
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Action for Happiness
2 days ago
Happy World Kindness Day! šš©· Letās celebrate by doing one kind act for others. Letās send ripples of kindness around the world for World Kindness Day!
#happiness
#worldkindnessday
#worldkindnessday2025
#wellbeing
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CILIP
3 days ago
š§Have you had a chance to listen to our new Info Pro Podcast? The first episode is on all things AI and its impact on the library sector. We'd love to hear your thoughts. Let us know what else you'd like us to cover. Out now on Spotify:
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And Apple ā¤µļø 1/2
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Episode 1: Not convinced yet? AI in libraries - Policy, Ethics and Privacy
Spotify video
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4zMBQPgnyhyMli2iW4QhQN?si=TK9XOnw3Ru2rhv5SDNx7pg&nd=1&dlsi=d43f376749f441102/2
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NHS Research Scotland
3 days ago
The next round of NHS Education Scotland and the Chief Scientist Office's joint lectureship scheme is now open for applications. Apply by Monday 26 January š
https://www.nhsresearchscotland.org.uk/news/applications-now-open-for-the-nes-cso-postdoctoral-lectureship-scheme
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Today's top stories: tiny implant, breastfeeding at record level, and plan to out animal experiments.
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In the News Wednesday 12 November 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
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3 days ago
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Do you ever wonder what us librarians get up to? @CILIPs has a new infographic and blog about the impact of Library & Knowledge Services
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Recognising Value: The Impact of NHS Library & Knowledge Services Literature Searches
https://www.cilips.org.uk/nhs-lit-searches/
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CILIP
4 days ago
Sign-up to take part in our Green Libraries Self-Assessment Framework pilot. This will enable libraries to audit their climate action, it has four levels and is mapped to the #GreenLibraries Manifesto:
https://forms.office.com/e/y4Ga4xEUkp
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Today we bring you clear water, good for heart coffee, and paracetamol.
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In the News Tuesday 11 November 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
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4 days ago
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Today we have stories about Dundee heart surgeons using robots, new flu virus mutation, and the vagus nerve
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In the News Monday 10 November 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
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5 days ago
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Today we have news about some dodgy cashews, a dodgy doctor, and cough medicine
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In the News Friday 7 November 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
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8 days ago
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Spotlight today first lab - grown bone marrow in Glasgow, how to live to 100, and organ donors.
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In the News Thursday 6 November 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
https://sway.cloud.microsoft/pQsonicA6vgO5VlO?ref=Link
9 days ago
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Today we have: 'emotional' donation, Radiology Team of the Year and brain's best defence.
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In the News Wednesday 5 November 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
https://sway.cloud.microsoft/vyuYSS5AfScqkgc8?ref=Link
10 days ago
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Today weāre sharing: Scotland's wellbeing higher than UK, ban smoking for younger, and stepping out with walking legend.Ā
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In the News Tuesday 4 November 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
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11 days ago
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Daily Record & Sunday Mail - Scottish News, Sport, Politics andā¦
12 days ago
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NHS issues cancer warning as 'three-week' symptom could be cancer
One particular sign could indicate the most deadly type of cancer in the UK, which kills around 33,100 Brits every year
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/health/nhs-issues-cancer-warning-three-36181649
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The Guardian
12 days ago
The one change that worked: I struggled with stress after work ā until I made a discovery in my attic
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The one change that worked: I struggled with stress after work ā until I made a discovery in my attic
When my son was growing up, his school recorder was the bane of my life. Now itās what I reach for at the end of a hard day, rather than a glass of wine
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/03/the-one-change-that-worked-i-struggled-with-stress-after-work-until-i-made-a-discovery-in-my-attic?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1762168647
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Lots to celebrate today, including World Radiography Day. Our stories, however, are about some dodgy chocolate, dodgy baby scans, and dodgy water
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In the News Monday 3 November 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
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12 days ago
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Action for Happiness
17 days ago
Choose what you pay attention to. Energy flows where attention goes Image:
www.instagram.com/in___sights
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CILIP
15 days ago
Library services across all sectors can now sign up to test a pilot Green Libraries Self-Assessment Framework and audit their climate actions!
https://forms.office.com/e/y4Ga4xEUkp
#GreenLibraries
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Healthcare-Global
15 days ago
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This Hidden Brain Pulse Could Predict Dementia
Scientists have visualized the brainās hidden heartbeat, unlocking new clues to aging and Alzheimerās.
https://scitechdaily.com/this-hidden-brain-pulse-could-predict-dementia/
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Daily Record & Sunday Mail - Scottish News, Sport, Politics andā¦
15 days ago
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Cancer patient pays tribute to "dedication" of NHS staff as Forth Valley scoop award
The accolade for the team on the oncology award came due to their āoutstanding care and dedicationā in helping patients with myeloma.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/cancer-patient-pays-tribute-dedication-36156389
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Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting
15 days ago
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Working To Make Africa Attractive For Global Clinical Trials - Health Policy Watch
Although 18% of the worldās population lives in Africa, only 3% of clinical trials are conducted on the continent ā and the ambition is to increase this
https://healthpolicy-watch.news/working-to-make-africa-attractive-for-global-clinical-trials/
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Healthcare-Global
15 days ago
Government shutdown disrupts telehealth program, leaving patients without a key service | AP News
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Patients go without needed treatment after the government shutdown disrupts a telehealth program
Bill Swick, who has a rare degenerative brain disease, has lost access to virtual speech therapy due to the federal government shutdown.
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We have spooky stories today, including scary Canadian hospital tales, A&E horrors, and Blood Saves Lives campaign š§āāļøš§š»š¦šŗš
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In the News Friday 31 October 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
https://sway.cloud.microsoft/Tm3hqvRkNEDcqe6o?ref=Link
15 days ago
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Here's what's is inside: dads tackling the period taboo, 'targeted' prostate cancer screening, and cup of cocoa.
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In the News Thursday 30 October 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
https://sway.cloud.microsoft/SEe0vAEv2qiVigll?ref=Link
16 days ago
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Todayās health headlines: £500m GP boost, long walks cut heart risk, and the new Brain Health Scotland Centre
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In the News Wednesday 29 October 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
https://sway.cloud.microsoft/fCwQOW3kN5z1aezW?ref=Link
17 days ago
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For you today: manuka honey, flower fragrance, and 'an antidote to stress'
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In the News Tuesday 28 October 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
https://sway.cloud.microsoft/QguFNCmvC6UFoPP8?ref=Link
18 days ago
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Happy Green Libraries Week to all who celebrate
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Green Libraries Partnership
The Green Libraries Campaign aims to enable public libraries in England to address Environmental Responsibility and to work with their communities to build environmental understanding and action.
https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/GreenLibraries
19 days ago
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Lots of interesting stories today dealing with smoking cessation, a new poll about NHS Scotland, and eating disorder myths
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In the News Monday 27 October 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
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19 days ago
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We have interesting news today about youth OCD rates, A&B drones, and breakfast
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In the News Friday 24 October 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
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22 days ago
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Today we bring you 'back door', new chief, and walk-in mental hub
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In the News Thursday 23 October 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
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23 days ago
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For you today nurse from Arran, pioneering treatment, and brain fog.Ā
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In the News Wednesday 22 October 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
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24 days ago
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The Guardian
26 days ago
āI wish I took part soonerā: how a medical trial transformed a young personās life
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āI wish I took part soonerā: how a medical trial transformed a young personās life
Exclusive: Gulliver Waite signed up after antidepressants and talking therapies failed to alleviate clinical depression
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/oct/20/medical-trial-transformed-young-person-life-clincial-depression?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1760952282
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We have it all today: AI and the NHS; therapeutic baking, and the benefits of listening to Pink Floyd
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In the News Monday 20 October 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
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26 days ago
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NHS Research Scotland
29 days ago
The next rounds of the NHS Research Scotland Fellowships are now open for applications, with a closing date of Tuesday 9 December. Read more about the schemes and apply š
https://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/nhs-research-scotland-fellowships/
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Shicheng Guo
29 days ago
Study finds individuals with hearing loss using hearing aids show reduced risk of all-cause dementia. Numbers reveal impact! PMID:40824575, JAMA Neurol 2025, @JAMANeuro
https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.2713
#Medsky
#Pharmsky
#RNA
#ASHG
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Brian Kavanagh PhD
29 days ago
First injection to stop
#HIV
approved
#medsky
#HIVsky
#STIsky
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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First injection to stop HIV approved
The shot, given six times a year or every other month, is an alternative to taking daily pills to protect against ever catching the virus.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c803egy217xo
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Healthcare-Global
29 days ago
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New Cancer Therapy Smuggles Viruses Past Immune Defenses
Scientists armed bacteria with cancer-killing viruses that infiltrate tumors, evade immunity, and attack from within.
https://scitechdaily.com/new-cancer-therapy-smuggles-viruses-past-immune-defenses/
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Healthcare-Global
29 days ago
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Restless Legs Treatment Slashes Increased Risk of Parkinson's Disease
A condition that compels people to move their legs could indicate they have a greater chance of developing Parkinson's disease.
https://www.sciencealert.com/restless-legs-treatment-slashes-increased-risk-of-parkinsons-disease
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The Inverness Courier
29 days ago
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Leading Highland GP fears āfragmentedā care under First Ministerās walk-in GP clinics plan
Dr Chris Williams is concerned the 15 sites may ānot necessarily reduce pressure on core GP servicesā.
http://dlvr.it/TNkBpN
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It's Feel Good Friday and we have stories about sunlight,Ā Traitors, and meerkats!
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In the News Friday 17 October 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
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29 days ago
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Just in Susie McCabe, Colin Flatt, and mum fighter.
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In the News Thursday 16 October 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
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about 1 month ago
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Interesting stories today cover the power of singing, the rise in Ketamine use, and starvation
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In the News Wednesday 15 October 2025
A carefully curated list from today's mainstream media
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about 1 month ago
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The Lowdown
about 1 month ago
Private equity ā ādecimatedā US hospitals according to report ā now targeting the NHS
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Private equity - "decimated" US hospitals according to report - now targeting the NHS - The Lowdown
In late August the release of a report by US senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) on the destruction of hospitals in his home state of Connecticut, and across the US by private equity companies highlights on...
https://lowdownnhs.info/private-providers/private-equity-destroyer-of-us-healthcare-now-targeting-the-nhs/
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about 1 month ago
'Chunk and Check' is a useful tool when communicating health information. It involves the clinician saying the information in small chunks, before asking the patient to repeat what they have said to ensure they have understood correctly. For Information on Health Literacy š
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Carceral Abolition
about 1 month ago
How Lego MRI scanner sets are reducing anxiety in children undergoing medical treatment
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How Lego MRI scanner sets are reducing anxiety in children undergoing medical treatment
Lego's MRI scanner play sets, which launched in 2023, are significantly reducing anxiety and the use of sedation in children, according to new research.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/13/lego-mri-scanner-anxiety-sedation-children.html
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The Lancet
about 1 month ago
Most up-to-date evidence suggests several behavioural therapies are effective at treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but stronger evidence is needed. Find out more in
@lancetgastrohep.bsky.social
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Efficacy of behavioural therapies for irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Several behavioural therapies are efficacious for global symptoms in IBS, although the most evidence exists for those classed as braināgut behaviour therapies. However, certainty in the evidence for a...
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(25)00238-9/abstract?dgcid=twitter_organic_articles25_langas
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