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• Sex-specific Alzheimer's treatment could benefit males over females

  21-12-2020 19:41
  
  A new study found a specific Alzheimer's treatment is effective in male and not female mice, providing a window into the biology of the disease and the effectiveness of targeted treatments.
  
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• Who should be first in line for the Covid vaccine? | Letters

  21-12-2020 18:30
  
  An NHS doctor writes of their concerns about the decision to vaccinate health workers at a later time, while Martin Lippitt and Tony Green wonder why Rupert Murdoch has been among the first to receive the jabCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageI wonder whether the government’s decision to prioritise vaccinating the elderly in care homes has been the best strategy for managing the pandemic, or the best use of the limited supply of vaccines (Give NHS staff Covid
  
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• Give care workers a bonus this year | Letter

  21-12-2020 18:19
  
  Mike Padgham, the chair of Independent Care Group, on the debt we owe social care staff and frontline workers, and his hopes for reform of the sectorCare workers and the NHS have been at the frontline in the fight against Covid-19 and, with other key workers, have put their own health and safety to one side to care for others. We owe them all such a debt of gratitude.The virus will not stop for Christmas so please remember all those who have responded so magnificently this year and who won&rsquo
  
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• Festive Greetings at Christmas!

  21-12-2020 16:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  This is a special greeting at Christmas time to express our appreciation for your continued loyalty to Care Industry News.This year has demonstrated how important the front end staff in healthcare and equally, how important it is, that we recognise this.
  Care staff are our business and in 2020, they were on the coal face, every single day, often without the same PPE afforded staff in NHS services, facing exactly the same circumstances. Those people are still doing this.They are heroes, in the tr
  
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• Difference in blood pressure between arms linked to greater early death risk

  21-12-2020 16:12
  Robust evidence from a large international study confirms that a difference in blood pressure readings between arms is linked to greater risk of heart attack, stroke and death.
  
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• Bluebrick Care announces transfer of care home to The HICA Group

  21-12-2020 13:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Bluebrick Care has announced the transfer of a purpose built care home in Louth, Lincolnshire, to the Hull-based, not for profit care company The HICA Group. Opened in 2012, The Wolds Care Centre provides en-suite accommodation for 66 people, together with a range of facilities including an on-site café and cinema.The home has been transferred to The HICA Group on a new 30 year lease. Bluebrick Group have retained the freehold interest, which will complement the company’s diverse po
  
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• Care group showcases festive hat creations competition

  21-12-2020 09:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Healthcare Homes Group which operates 45 residential homes and 12 homecare branches in East Anglia and the South, has proudly announced the winners of its Christmas hat competition.Staff and residents at the homes and homecare branches were challenged to create festive head pieces before sending in photos to judges.  The aim was to encourage residents, clients and staff to get as creative as possible, as part of the annual festivities.Teams supported residents in working on their creati
  
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• Covidbusters and Covid-19 Vaccinations at Jewish Care

  21-12-2020 09:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jewish Care launched a campaign last week to encourage staff, residents, tenants and relatives of those in our care to have the Covid-19 vaccine when it is made available to them.The Covidbusters campaign, launched last week, aims to answer any questions and bust myths around the vaccine, encouraging those who are eligible to receive it, to do so as soon as possible and become a ‘Covidbuster’.Webinars with a number of healthcare professionals and experts was held for Jewish Care staf
  
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• Babies and children 'forgotten and failed' in Covid response, say health workers

  21-12-2020 01:01
  
  Survey finds almost two-thirds of health visitors in England reported rise in child neglectCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragedBabies and young children have been forgotten and failed in England’s pandemic response, health visitors have said.The annual survey by the Institute of Health Visiting found that 61% of health visitors in England reported an increase in cases of child neglect. Four out of five reported a rise in domestic violence and abuse, and perin
  
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