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Boys to get HPV vaccine at last

FOR ELEVEN YEARS, girls have been vaccinated routinely against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). The vaccinations are offered in the first year of secondary school. Now boys will also be offered the virus in secondary schools, starting this autumn. HPV can ...

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Ilford mum dies after NHS failure

TWO CHILDREN have lost their mother after a series of medics failed to spot that she had a life-threatening condition – sepsis. The terrible story was revealed at an inquest into the death of Shahida Begum, which happened last July. ...

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Tower Hamlets all talk on #BeBodyKind

WE’RE IN THE middle of Mental Health Awareness Week – and Tower Hamlets Council and Tower Hamlets NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have joined forces to promote positive attitudes to body images. The Mental Health Foundation has estimated that nearly ...

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Age UK members become Dementia Friends

Maruf Ahmed Members and activity participants at Age UK based in Caxton Hall, Bow recently attended an information session to become Dementia Friends. The lunchtime awareness programme in partnership with Malmesbury Community Projects (MCP) a grassroots charity organisation for the ...

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