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Choice Not Chance in the Context of International Gambling Care Networks

According to the statistics 1 in 5 adults is affected by gambling. For this reason, one of the top gambling tips for newcomers is to find reliable gambling support.

inkl · Feb 21, 2024

India’s problem — different drugs, identical brand names

The consequences of confusion between medications with identical brand names at the pharmacy can be serious for patients

The Hindu · Jan 24, 2024

How British American Tobacco lobbied Kenya to water down nicotine pouch warnings

Exclusive: tobacco giant said it would pull investment from a Nairobi factory if its request for smaller health labels was not met, leaked documents show

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2024

With ACT and NZ First promising to overhaul Pharmac, what’s in store for publicly funded medicines?

Never before has Pharmac – the government’s medicine procurement agency and decision maker – featured so prominently in an election.

The Conversation · Oct 11, 2023

The week in audio: The Rest is Football; Terribly Famous; File on 4: Jon Holmes, Generation Shame; This Cultural Life

Gary Lineker tackles some offside topics in his new podcast, while a celebrity series discusses all things Adele. Plus, Jon Holmes on the painful search for his birth parents, and the return of a Radio 4 favourite

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2023

Fact check | Notification giving MBBS status to nursing graduates is fake, says Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health has alerted the public of a fake notification that is doing the rounds, in which the Indian Nursing Council has seemingly announced that nursing candidates would be considered equal to MBBS graduates.

The Hindu · Jun 8, 2023

What does the end of the COVID emergency mean to you? Here's what Kenyans told us

Our reporter spoke to residents of Kibera, known as Africa's largest urban slum. Many had not yet heard that the World Health Organization ended the state of "emergency." They had strong reactions.

WEKU · May 10, 2023

As Ukraine war drags on, civilians' mental health needs rise

Huddled in the back of a café near the train station where a missile killed dozens of people nearly a year ago, Nastya takes slow, deliberate breaths to calm herself

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023