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Lose weight or lose your jobs, offshore workers told

[ad_1] Rebecca Curran,BBC Scotland and Ken Banks,North east Scotland reporterGetty ImagesThousands of North Sea oil workers are being told they must lose weight if they are to keep flying offshore - or face losing their jobs.From November next year, industry body Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) said the maximum clothed weight for a worker heading offshore should be 124.7kg (19.5 st) - so they can be winched to safety in an
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Suffolk doctor sexually harassed junior colleague, tribunal told

[ad_1] Rawlstock/Getty ImagesDr Mark Watson's actions consisted of sexual harassment, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service saidA doctor accused of pouring beer down a younger colleague's cleavage before licking it off and touching her breasts has been suspended for a year. Dr Mark Johnson, who was working at West Suffolk Hospital at the time of the incident, also allegedly sent "derogatory and sexually demeaning" messages to another junior colleague.Some of these
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Botox and Mounjaro comprehensive review needed, says Wales‘ regulator

[ad_1] Jenny ReesWales health correspondentLizzie Day says it is easy to fall for the buzz around the latest treatment being talked about on TikTok or InstagramFor Lizzie Day, having Botox was as much a part of her routine as getting her morning coffee. It was only when a doctor friend raised concerns about a "fat-dissolving" treatment she was using that the 30-year-old took stock and started questioning what was going
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Cambridge ’swimming cap‘ brings hope for brain-injured babies

[ad_1] Janine MachinEast of England technology correspondent, in CambridgeBBCResearchers say their "swimming cap", which uses light and ultrasound to improve brain monitoring in newborns, is the first of its kind in the world Three-week-old Theo is fast asleep in a cot, unaware he is helping to trial new technology that could change the lives of others. Dr Flora Faure is gently fitting him with a small black cap that looks
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Belfast woman who ’strung along‘ man over kidney donation is sentenced

[ad_1] Lyndsey TelfordBBC News NIBBCNicola Hutton contacted Billy Cullen, who was in need of a kidney transplant, following an appeal for a donorA Belfast woman who "strung along" a seriously ill man with lies that she would donate her kidney to him has been branded "callous" and "not human".On Thursday, Nicola Hutton, from Strandburn Drive, was sentenced to five months in prison after being convicted of a false communication offence.The
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UK facing long, tough flu season, NHS chiefs warn

[ad_1] Nick TriggleHealth correspondentGetty ImagesThe UK is facing a long, drawn-out flu season, the boss of the NHS in England is warning.Sir Jim Mackey said there is "no doubt" this winter will be one of the toughest the health service has faced.It comes as flu rates have started climbing early this year, which is causing concern because the winter vaccination campaign has only just got under way and there are
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Leeds maternity inquiry must include care culture, says father

[ad_1] Grace Shaw & Phil BodmerYorkshireBBCFreyja died at five days old of injuries sustained during her birth at St James's Hospital in LeedsThe father of a baby girl who died five days after she was born in a Leeds hospital has said he wants an independent inquiry into maternity services to focus on culture as well as potential negligence.Freyja Green died in March 2019 after a traumatic birth at St