The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has announced the appointment of a new chair and vice chair of its governing council. Paul Vaughan, a nurse of more than 35 years, has been elected as chair of the RCN Council and will start in post from January. Mr Vaughan, who is currently vice chair and has...
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Women who are diagnosed with heart issues are consistently undertreated, leading to preventable heart attacks, strokes and death, according to a new study. Researchers found that although men had a higher chance of developing heart disease over their lifetime, when heart disease was detected in either sex, women were up to fifty per cent less...
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Nine out of ten pregnant women in high-income countries are lacking key vitamins needed for themselves and their unborn babies, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of Southampton found that modern diets are not giving women the essential nutrients necessary for healthy pregnancies or the wellbeing of unborn infants. Nutrients that are...
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