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The overwhelming majority (80%) of respondents use social media, with 78% using it at least once a day, according to new research undertaken by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The survey of 1,797 MDU members also revealed that the most popular channels were Facebook which is used by 75% followed by Instagram and YouTube which are… Read more »
The UK is conspicuously absent from the list of signatories to a statement published by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) that highlights the persecution of the non-religious and calls for their protection. IRFBA is a network of 38 countries committed to advancing freedom of religion or belief around the world with the Prime… Read more »
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Prime Minister Tony Blair’s popularity rating took a battering after the shock resignation of former international development minister Clare Short, according to a new ICM poll. Although the poll of 1,000 adults appearing in today’s Guardian newspaper (interviewed between May 16-18) shows a slip in the PM’s rating, the Labour party still enjoyed a 12-point… Read more »
The UK’s first key hole heart bypass operation has been carried out at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, demonstrating that this less invasive technique is a viable alternative to traditional open heart surgery. Mr Roberto Casula and his colleagues made only four small incisions in their patient’s chest through which pencil width robotic arms, controlling… Read more »
