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• Hypertensive pregnancy disorders linked to future cardiac events

  09-05-2022 21:07
  Women who experienced complications related to developing high blood pressure, or hypertension, during pregnancy had a 63% increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease later in life, according to new research.
  
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• Ukraine refugees in UK face waits of up to two years for war trauma therapy

  09-05-2022 08:00
  
  Services across country are patchy with some areas ‘treatment deserts’ when it comes to trauma, say expertsRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesTraumatised Ukrainian refugees who have sought sanctuary in the UK may have to wait two years before they can get specialised therapy to help them heal from the horrors of war, according to experts.Therapists who specialise in treating war trauma say they have seen NHS waiting lists of two years before refugees can access the specialist t
  
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• Underfunding and staff shortages are driving aged care sector to ‘untenable standstill’, major provider warns

  09-05-2022 05:33
  
  BaptistCare says pressures are hitting vulnerable residents as well as employees and pleads for action from whoever wins governmentAnywhere but Canberra: read our key seat profilesElection 2022 seat explorer; Pork-o-meter election promises trackerGuardian Australia’s full federal election coverageGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe head of a major Australian aged care provider has warned workforce shortages and underfunding are exhausting staff and driving the sector i
  
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• UK must protect child influencers from exploitation, MPs say

  09-05-2022 01:01
  
  Concerns raised that ‘kidfluencers’ are being used by parents to capitalise on lucrative social media marketThe government must introduce legislation to protect child social media influencers from exploitation, according to MPs.The rise of influencers has produced a new outlet for the UK’s creative industries and boosted the UK economy but it has also brought considerable risks, said the House of Commons digital, culture, media and sport committee. Continue reading...
  
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