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Top news of the week: 21.02.2023.

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@WHO_Europe shared
On Feb 21, 2023
Increasing the amount of #PhysicalActivity can improve #MentalHealth and prevent up to 10,000 deaths from noncommunicable diseases #NCDs every year in #EU countries. Read more in the new WHO/@OECD report funded by the EU 👉 https://t.co/ThLQ9GmYwe @EU_Commission https://t.co/LmbnF8cXKB
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New WHO/OECD report: increasing physical activity could save the EU billions annually

New WHO/OECD report: increasing physical activity could save the EU billions annually

In the European Union (EU), 45% of people say they never exercise or play sport, and every third person has insufficient levels of physical activity, according to the latest specific ...

@LSHTM shared
On Feb 16, 2023
Long-term plan for #cancer "more critical than ever" 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @LSHTM’s Ajay Aggarwal & @KingsCollegeLon’s Richard Sullivan say after "decade of declining funding for cancer services compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic" In @bmj_latest https://t.co/BA0m7fgC1y https://t.co/WnwH6UjdGP
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Proposal to scrap England’s long term plan for cancer

Proposal to scrap England’s long term plan for cancer

A catastrophic decision that will cost lives On the 24 January 2023, England’s Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced that cancer would no longer have a long term national ...

@NICEComms shared
On Feb 16, 2023
The draft guidance is open for public consultation until 9 March 2023. The committee will consider any comments received at a meeting currently due to take place on 4 April 2023 https://t.co/ZvxYnY6e6i
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NICE says evidence that COVID-19 treatment Evusheld is effective in protecting vulnerable adults against current variants is lacking as it announces new rapid update process for COVID-19 medicines

NICE says evidence that COVID-19 treatment Evusheld is effective in protecting vulnerable adults against current variants is lacking as it announces new rapid update process for COVID-19 medicines

Helen Knight, director of medicines evaluation at NICE, said: “We know that today’s decision will be disappointing for the many thousands of people who do not get the same …

@NICEComms shared
On Feb 21, 2023
We are the first health technology assessment body in the world to look at clinical and cost-effectiveness outside of their use during the pandemic. We heard from both clinicians and affected individuals before making our recommendations https://t.co/u2rUlAB0rc https://t.co/g3lIA1v1fB
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NICE recommends 3 treatments for COVID-19 in final draft guidance

NICE recommends 3 treatments for COVID-19 in final draft guidance

People at highest risk of developing severe disease include those who are immunosuppressed (for example, as a result of chemotherapy or having had an organ transplant), or who …

@KHNews shared
On Feb 17, 2023
Democratic attorneys general on Thursday urged CVS and Walgreens not to back down from their respective plans to offer mifepristone and misoprostol in retail pharmacies in the wake of threats from GOP-led states. Read more in today's KHN #MorningBriefing. https://t.co/Zircq9qHw7
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Friday, Feb 17 2023

Friday, Feb 17 2023

Biden’s health checkup, abortion laws, covid, health worker shortages, mental health, and more are in the news. Plus, your weekend reads.

@COSTprogramme shared
On Feb 16, 2023
RT @NewWorkingSpace: 📢 Don't forget to participate in our international survey on new working spaces 2023! 👉 Coworking space managers: https://t.co/S47QYKEByc 👉 Coworking space users: https://t.co/8mVtqdOSYi Many thanks for your help 🙏 #coworking #newworkingspaces #coworkingresearch https://t.co/S4FWwRy4bO
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A survey on CSs (for managers) by COST Action CA 18214 .

A survey on CSs (for managers) by COST Action CA 18214 .

A survey on the impact of the Covid situation on the coworking spaces Dear , You are kindly invited to participate in a survey on the impact of the Covid and the understanding of …

@EU_Eurostat shared
On Feb 20, 2023
💰In 2021, EU regional #GDP per capita expressed in terms of national purchasing power standards (PPS) ranged from 28% of the EU average in 🇫🇷Mayotte to 268% in 🇱🇺Luxembourg. What about your region❓ 👉https://t.co/RYRYrsWdkg https://t.co/UmBkv8vKP8
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Real GDP grew in all regions in 2021 except three

Real GDP grew in all regions in 2021 except three

In 2021, real GDP changes in individual EU regions ranged from -2.4% in Province Brabant wallon (Belgium) to +16.7% in Notio Aigaio (Greece) compared with 2020. Real GDP increased in all EU ...

@guardianscience shared
On Feb 20, 2023
I’m a Covid researcher – and I have long Covid. That’s why I have to be part of the fight against it | Stephanie Longet https://t.co/UK5oelJksb
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I’m a Covid researcher – and I have long Covid. That’s why I have to be part of the fight against it

I’m a Covid researcher – and I have long Covid. That’s why I have to be part of the fight against it

I am one of two million sufferers in the UK. When I read new studies, I am also trying to understand what’s going on in my legs, says biologist Stephanie Longet