@CatSnowdon

Mum and broadcast journalist. Wincott Foundation Scholar. Currently working @bbcnews. Eternal @Radiolollipop supporter. Views mine.

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Running costs of vaccine damage scheme more than double amount paid to victims bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj06…

Running costs of Covid vaccine damage scheme double the amount paid to victims

The cost of administration and medical checks has now topped £83m, according to new figures.

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Young care leavers dying early a 'national tragedy'

Those leaving care have a death rate around four times higher than the general population, a new review reveals.

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Women with PMOS should have yearly NHS checks, says health watchdog

Despite affecting millions of women in the UK, PMOS is still under-diagnosed and inconsistently managed, say experts.

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Martha's Rule helplines get more than 1,700 calls from worried NHS staff bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g9…

Martha's Rule helplines get more than 1,700 calls from worried NHS staff

The scheme encourages staff and families to seek an urgent second opinion if they fear a patient's condition is worsening.

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Spent about 40 minutes filming in a pharmacy today. In that time the staff handled upwards of 10 calls from worried parents hunting for a #meningitisB #vaccine for their children. Alas no stock
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Unbelievably proud of this piece of work. Women everywhere, please watch and understand yourself that bit better. Society, please watch and understand how to support mothers that bit better. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…

Baby Brain: What's Really Going On?

Forgetfulness, brain fog, the inability to focus - baby brain is a concept many mums can relate to. But what’s really going on inside the brains of mums-to-be? We go inside the world’s largest study.

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Pregnant women's brains shed grey matter to prime them for motherhood, study suggests

It is time to move beyond the “baby brain” cliche, say scientists who scanned dozens of women’s brains.

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Firm assessing Covid vaccine harm replaced after costs spiral to £48m bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yr…

Firm assessing Covid vaccine harm replaced after costs spiral to £48m

The figure paid to Crawford & Company Adjusters is eight times the original estimate for the work.

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Why are sperm donors having hundreds of children? bbc.com/news/articles/cvg8mg…

Why are sperm donors having hundreds of children?

The European sperm market is booming, but is some donors' sperm being used to make too many babies?

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Incredible article from the brilliantly talented ⁦@jim_reed⁩. A must read. #covid bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78z…

The private notes and secret documents that tell the inside story of the UK's Covid response

The Covid inquiry is set to publish its second set of findings looking in detail at the huge political decisions that had to be made in 2020.

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I was on a flight - but British Airways told me I wasn't

A BBC reporter's trip to Madrid was going smoothly until she landed and things unravelled.

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Woman's eyesight saved by cutting-edge test after mystery infection bbc.com/news/articles/czx45v…

Metagenomics test saves woman's sight after mystery infection

After years of suffering, a cutting-edge test diagnosed Ellie Irwin with a rare bacterial infection.

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On Wednesday 23rd April I flew abroad to film for a documentary. After arriving I received an email to say my return flight for Friday had been cancelled. On querying this with my travel team I was informed it had been cancelled due to me being a “no show” for the outbound leg
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I can’t name the airline or airport involved yet as there is the slight issue of getting the very expensive last minute replacement flight home refunded to deal with first, but as soon as I can share more I will because I need the internet’s help to find the person I travelled as
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Who is he? And more importantly, where did he end up after I sat in his seat on Wednesday morning?!
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