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WHO flags growing health workforce gap as workers and patients age

The World Health Organization warned on Friday of a gap in the medical workforce around the world in the 2030s, with a quarter of doctors set to retire in the next decade.

WHO flags growing health workforce gap as workers and patients age

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Rare earth exposure can triple low birthweight risk: Chinese study

A new study finds that prenatal exposure to rare earth elements can raise the risk of low birthweight, with some substances increasing the danger by more than three times. Researchers tracked 4,891 pregnant women who gave birth at Wuhan Maternal and Child Health Hospital between 2012 and 2014.

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