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Paintings, External
Paul Kneen's work is being showcased at Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery until 15 June. More than 90 original pieces capture grief, anger and other themes across three rooms.
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How to Enjoy Bubble Tea in Moderation
A Taiwanese drink, bubble tea is fun to make and promises to boost your mood and energy levels with its burst of flavours and rich ingredients. Bubble tea is made by combining milk, fruit, fruit juices, and adding tapioca pearls to give the taste buds a unique and refreshing experience. HT launches Crick-it, a one stop destination to catch Cricket, anytime, anywhere.
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Read more at Hindustan Times
Precision Health in Qatar
Qatar has been pioneering precision health in the region for close to a decade. This field enables clinicians to tailor genetic-guided dosing therapies based on the patient’s DNA significantly improving treatment outcomes. To address this gap, Qatar Biobank has collected biodata from around 40,000 participants, which is then sequenced by the Qatar Genome Programme.
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Read more at ZAWYA
South Korea Attracts 606,000 Foreign National Patients in 2023
South Korea attracted 606,000 foreign national patients in 2023. This is the highest ever since 2009 when the ministry started to compile the number of foreign patients. The figure has been declining since the outbreak of COVID-19. Over half of foreign nation patients sought dermatology or plastic surgery. Japanese nationals topped the list of patients of foreign nationality.
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Read more at The Korea Herald
Philippine House of Representatives to Uplift Health Services and Primary Care
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said PhilHealth must mirror the efficiency of health maintenance organizations. He commended PhilHealth for its swift response to the House advocacy by raising the benefit package for breast cancer patients to an unprecedented PHP1.4 million, a remarkable increase from the previous coverage of PHP100,000. He also lauded the PhilHealth initiative to provide free annual mammogram and ultrasound services.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Addresses WEF Special Meeting
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that for rehabilitation efforts, they sought costly loans. He said that treatment for the fatal disease like cancer was too costly for the poor population of Pakistan. The prime minister reiterated his invitation to the IDB to undertake an official visit to Pakistan at his earliest convenience.
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Read more at The Nation
Vitafoam Nigeria Plc - Health and Safety Week
Vitafoam Nigeria Plc, renowned for top quality household materials, recently advocated a safety, healthy and clear working environment for workers in Nigeria. The company brings together experts from HMO, Fire Service, Safety Commission and Medical Doctors at its two-day Health and Safety Week.
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Read more at THISDAY Newspapers
Autism and PDA - What Is PDA?
Children with PDA might show obsessive behaviour, struggle with persistence, and seek to control situations. The challenging question is why these behaviours emerge. There are no clear theories or explanations of why PDA is different from other formal diagnoses.
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Read more at The Conversation Indonesia
New Zealand's Largest Pharmac Budget
David Seymour said it will spend nearly $6.3 billion on the drug buying agency over the next four years. He said the new budget fixed a $1.7 billion fiscal cliff left by the former Labour government. The true cost to secure Pharmac's budget was over $400 million per year.
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Read more at Indian Weekender
Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner has noted several failings that led to a man's death following an incorrect intubation. The error was not picked up for 15 minutes and, during that time, the man sustained a fatal brain injury. After a successful Intubation, he was placed in the intensive care unit for 15 days until his ventilation was removed and he died. Now, following an investigation by the commissioner, Dr Vanessa Caldwell, it has been revealed that the Hawke&#
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