Day: September 12, 2022

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Passionate football fans ‘likely to be hostile to rival fans but also more kind’

Researchers found that women were significantly more likely than men to be altruistic to fellow supporters.

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NHS trusts seek to open ‘warm banks’ as energy crisis hits patients

Exclusive: ‘All my medical training isn’t going to help anybody when my elderly patient has already got hypothermia’, says Dr Farzana Hussain

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How to heal the NHS: Sign up to our free virtual expert panel event

The Independent’s health correspondent Rebecca Thomas will be hosting an expert panel examing the future of our national health service

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First-time fathers may experience brain shrinkage, study suggests

Findings suggest neurological effects of parenthood may not be exclusive to mothers

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NHS ‘accused vaginal mesh victim of lying about pain and subjected her to surveillance’

Exclusive: Baroness Cumberlege renews calls for compensation for patients harmed by mesh procedures

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How fast you walk is as important as doing 10,000 steps – study

Research found that a faster pace showed benefits beyond how many steps were recorded.

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Birds teaching each other how to open rubbish bins, scientists say

Knowledge spreads in a similar way to human cultural traits, scientists say

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