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Intended for healthcare professionals Our Company Subscribe My Account Login Opencovid-19 Research Education News & Views Campaigns Jobs Archive For authors Hosted Search covid-19 Research Education News & Views Campaigns Jobs Archive For authors Hosted Search Ultra-processed food consumption and all cause and cause specific mortality Ultra-processed food consumption and all cause and cause specific mortality This study found that a higher intake of ultra-processed foods was associated with slightly higher all cause mortality, driven by causes other than cancer and cardiovascular diseases Editorial ∙ Ultra-processed foods linked to higher mortality How can we support staff after the death by suicide of a colleague? Losing a colleague to suicide can have a huge impact on a team. There are measures that can be put in place to support them, Abi Rimmer hears careers | May 13 How can we support staff after the death by suicide of a colleague? Losing a colleague to suicide can have a huge impact on a team. There are measures that can be put in place to support them, Abi Rimmer hears careers | May 13 NHS England is accused of complacency over workforce plan risk assessment Concerns have been raised over the risk assessment carried out for the NHS long term workforce plan news | May 13 NHS England is accused of complacency over workforce plan risk assessment Concerns have been raised over the risk assessment carried out for the NHS long term workforce plan news | May 13 China’s declining fertility rate A persistently low fertility rate will affect both population health and the organisation of health services. China’s population challenges are shared by many high income countries globally editorial | May 9 China’s declining fertility rate A persistently low fertility rate will affect both population health and the organisation of health services. 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