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Exploring the research on point-of-care testing in ambulances

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Point-of-care tests in the emergency medical services: a scoping review

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Child mortality has risen since pandemic, new study shows

  • 23 Jan 2025
Child mortality PLOS paper
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Child mortality in England after national lockdowns for COVID-19: An analysis of childhood deaths, 2019–2023

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A doctor talks to a patient with shingles rash on a screen between them

Patients’ understanding of shingles is poor with some blaming themselves for its onset, study finds

  • 14 Jan 2025
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‘Everyone has heard of it, but no one knows what it is’: A qualitative study of patient understandings and experiences of herpes zoster

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Co-production enhances advance care planning for South Asian elders

  • 17 Dec 2024
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Co-production in practice: A qualitative study of the development of advance care planning workshops for South Asian elders

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