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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
On Thursday 1st October, patients, NHS workers and activists across England are taking action to say NO to Palantir in our NHS. Coordinated with activists across North and South America, Europe and Australia, we’re all showing up to demand an end to all contracts and partnerships with Palantir.
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People vs Palantir - International Day of Action
On Thursday 1st October, patients, NHS workers and activists across England are taking action to say NO to Palantir in our NHS. Join a local action near you!
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Major opinion poll shows that every constituency in the UK except four would vote to reverse Brexit and rejoin the EU
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Doctors in Unite @doctorsinunite.com · 19/07/2026
Climate change is (obviously) a public health emergency. We wrote to the Labour party in 2020 to make this case. The UK government should be working to prevent and mitigate the effects of climate change on all of us.
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Doctors declare climate change a public health emergency
The UK’s oldest medical trade union has sent an open letter to the four Labour party leadership contenders, demanding they recognise climate change as a public health emergency.  Doctors in Un…
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Doctors in Unite @doctorsinunite.com · 16/09/2026
The @nebriefing.bsky.social should be prime time viewing every evening. Failing that, find a screening near you here 👇 www.nebriefing.org/screening-map
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National Emergency Briefing
Find a People's Emergency Briefing screening near you, or spot a gap that you can fill by hosting a screening.
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Reform has no interest in the work I came here to do. They are not serious about governing Wales. They are far more interested in division, opposition and headlines than in finding solutions." www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Screenshot of Sarah Cooper-Lesadd, who has defected to Plaid from Reform
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 14/09/2026
When Margaret Thatcher privatised our water, she told MPs to wait and see before judging. Well, we've waited. We've seen (we've arguably seen too much). Now we are judging. Water privatisation has been a monumental failure. Public ownership now
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A real joy to meet @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social today. Thank you for keeping up the pressure on kicking Palantir - and all the US big data tech bro companies - out the NHS. You can read the @keepournhspublic.bsky.social briefings here: keepournhspublic.com/palantir-out...
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Doctors in Unite @doctorsinunite.com · 11/09/2026
First AI clinical negligence claims lodged 👇
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Exclusive: First AI clinical negligence claims lodged
The NHS has received its first clinical negligence claims related to the use of artificial intelligence, HSJ can reveal.
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Doctors in Unite @doctorsinunite.com · 09/09/2026
The National Data Opt-Out mentioned can be accessed here, for UK residents not wishing to share their data: www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-dat...
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‘Mistrust’ of Palantir may affect NHS research, says health minister
James Frith says patients may be less willing to share data as new figures show a rise in opt-outs
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Doctors in Unite @doctorsinunite.com · 09/09/2026
"We join health campaigners across the UK in calling for a pause in the national rollout of the Federated Data Platform. The Government should give notice by the Autumn that it will use the break clause to end the contract in February 2027; and it must prepare for an alternative now."
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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
LMCs voted earlier this year for a ballot on switching to a 'Plan B' semi-private contract. Writing for GPonline, @drtomriddington.bsky.social warns this would risk alienating the patients GPs see every day - and urges GPs to change tack. Full story: www.gponline.com/viewpoint-pl...
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
If Andy Burnham wants some oven-ready reforms to social care, the campaign End Social Care Disgrace has some brilliant ideas. You can read more about their work here (with thanks to Dr Brian Fisher):
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Labour must not shy away from radical social care reform
Fourteen years of neglect has left social care in a disgraceful state. There are 152,000 job vacancies (1). Exponential privatisation has lead to around 10% of its funding being lost to private pro…
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Just copy & share everywhere please. Absolutely thumping.
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 31/07/2026
Prime minister Andy Burnham has promised fair pay for care workers and a National Care Service. New figures reveal how much carers earn.
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National Care Service: Here's how much carers actually earn
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Doctors in Unite @doctorsinunite.com · 19/07/2026
Climate change is (obviously) a public health emergency. We wrote to the Labour party in 2020 to make this case. The UK government should be working to prevent and mitigate the effects of climate change on all of us.
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Doctors declare climate change a public health emergency
The UK’s oldest medical trade union has sent an open letter to the four Labour party leadership contenders, demanding they recognise climate change as a public health emergency.  Doctors in Un…
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Doctors in Unite @doctorsinunite.com · 14/07/2026
"Far too much strategic time and effort is wasted on NHS reorganisations. Whilst we believe that the NHS does need to be reshaped we think this can be done organically as particular needs are identified. Economies of scale can be achieved, where they exist, by organisations co-operating together."
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OUTLINE FOR EVIDENCE BY DOCTORS IN UNITE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEE ON THE HEALTH BILL
1.Abolition of NHS England Doctors in Unite were opposed to the creation of NHS England, believing that responsibility for the NHS should lie with the Secretary of State and not be outsourced to an…
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Doctors in Unite @doctorsinunite.com · 14/07/2026
"Far too much strategic time and effort is wasted on NHS reorganisations. Whilst we believe that the NHS does need to be reshaped we think this can be done organically as particular needs are identified. Economies of scale can be achieved, where they exist, by organisations co-operating together."
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OUTLINE FOR EVIDENCE BY DOCTORS IN UNITE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEE ON THE HEALTH BILL
1.Abolition of NHS England Doctors in Unite were opposed to the creation of NHS England, believing that responsibility for the NHS should lie with the Secretary of State and not be outsourced to an…
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Doctors in Unite @doctorsinunite.com · 14/07/2026
"In these circumstances it might be thought that a Labour government would prioritise public health. Instead spending on public health is falling in real terms, services for physical activity are being abandoned, and there are wide disparities in the availability of services".
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The Public Health Crisis and the Case for Parity of Esteem
KEY POINTS FOR DECISION MAKERS The Public Health Crisis Britain faces a public health crisis. Life expectancy is in decline. The NHS is buckling under the weight of preventable illnesses. The welfa…
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Neil Duncan-Jordan MP @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
👉Sign My Petition: www.neilforpoole.co.uk/government-contracts-petition
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Page - Neil Duncan-Jordan - Your MP for Poole
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Neil Duncan-Jordan MP @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I've got a plan to clean up British politics. 🚫No second jobs for MPs. 💷Cap political donations. ❌No contracts for party donors. Politics should work for you - not the highest bidder. Let's stop the sleaze for good!
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Open letter to Andy Burnham from lots of excellent organisations including: @doctorsinunite.com , @thedauk.bsky.social , @keepournhspublic.bsky.social , @fbunational.bsky.social , @nasuwt-official.bsky.social , @medact.bsky.social , @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social , @strikemap.org Please share 👇
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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Forty years on, Britain’s privatisation experiment has enriched shareholders and hollowed out public services — it’s time to try something different. @kbayliss.bsky.social's guest post on @graceblakeley.substack.com: substack.com/home/post/p-... Kate's book 'Privatising humanity' is out now #booksky
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Time to call time on Thatcher’s privatisation model
Forty years on, Britain’s privatisation experiment has enriched shareholders and hollowed out public services — it’s time to try something different.
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Great stuff here from the co-chairs of @keepournhspublic.bsky.social
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Keir Starmer failed the NHS. The next Labour leader must do better.
'We need commitment to a publicly funded, provided and accountable NHS, not an ever-closer relationship with the parasitic private sector'
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Congratulations Andy. Change is coming - and with it there should be a recognition that AI is not the answer to the NHS' problems. Invest in healthcare staff, not tech bro fantasies.
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PETITION: NHS Staff not Artificial Intelligence
The Government is planning to scale back NHS recruitment and replace vital healthcare roles with AI technology to cut costs. This could leave patients facing fewer trained staff, unsafe care, and long...
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Doctors in Unite @doctorsinunite.com · 18/06/2026
The shift to a privatised 'Plan B' option for NHS General Practice "would undermine the foundation of the National Health Service in England and would exacerbate health inequalities", say MPs. An early day motion opposing any such move is gaining signatures👇
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Future of GP services in England - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament
That this House notes the British Medical Association GP Committee for England's decision to ballot GPs on a Plan B, or an alternative strategy for general practice, allowing GPs greater freedom to pr...
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Samantha Wathen @samanthajwathen.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Ian Higginson from @rcem.ac.uk again telling it like it is: "We continue to see a lack of solutions designed to tackle the root causes...Instead, we are fobbed off with recycled ideas that haven’t ever worked.." 300 AVOIDABLE deaths. Every. Single. Week. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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More than 1,300 deaths a month in England due to long A&E waits, figures suggest
Senior medical staff call for solutions to tackle root causes of excess deaths amid tenfold increase in a decade
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Neil Duncan-Jordan MP @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Giver and taker firms have donated £47m to political parties over 25 years. 💰 These same companies went on to score £60 BILLION in public contracts since 2015. This is everything people hate about politics. Ban firms from getting contracts with Governments they pay to elect.
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Neil Duncan-Jordan MP @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Oil firms are raking in billions from Trump’s war in Iran. A crisis for the world is a payday for them. Some politicians are calling to take money off pensioners or disabled people. Tax these profiteers instead.
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Samantha Wathen @samanthajwathen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Great to get some press today on this important survey - which will predictably and disappointingly get very little airtime. Streeting hasn't mentioned it once today... But we will.
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Neil Duncan-Jordan MP @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Too many Poole families face the worst of both worlds. Low wages and sky-high housing costs. Local Housing Allowance is meant to bridge the gap. But it’s been frozen while rents keep rising. We need higher wages and a safety net that works - so no one is left behind.
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Recognising unpaid care as work is one long overdue part of tackling the UK's care crisis. Doctors in Unite have been involved with End Social Care Disgrace, who have a local election campaign pack here: endsocialcaredisgrace.org/local-electi...
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Britain's shadow workforce is paid as little as 65p an hour. Who cares for the carers? | Frances Ryan
Carer’s allowance turns 50 this year, but it’s no reflection of the labour of the millions who cook, clean and nurse behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
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Doctors in Unite @doctorsinunite.com · 10/04/2026
Absolutely bang on 👇
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libryanne.bsky.social @libryanne.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/pa...
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Email your MP about Palantir's NHS contract
On April 16, MPs will debate Palantir's NHS data contract. Ministers are already exploring the break clause. Email your MP and ask them to be there
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Samantha Wathen @samanthajwathen.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
"You cannot run a healthcare system on goodwill alone. You cannot retain a workforce by devaluing it. And you cannot fix a crisis by blaming those who are holding it together." Excellent piece from @jatinderhayre.bsky.social metro.co.uk/2026/04/07/s...
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Striking resident doctors like me are sick of being scapegoated
You cannot run a healthcare system on goodwill alone. You cannot retain a workforce by devaluing it.
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The BMA @bma.org.uk · 07/04/2026
We could have made a deal to avoid this strike action, but the government moved the goalposts on pay at the last minute and then removed the offer of 1000s of much needed training posts. Dr Emma Runswick on BBC Breakfast today talking about how we need a deal that is good for doctors and patients.
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Samantha Wathen @samanthajwathen.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
So maybe just pay them properly instead?
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Medicine can't be done on the cheap, cutting corners that risk patient safety. Invest in the future of the NHS - back your resident doctors.
Resident doctors on a picket line outside St Thomas' Hospital.Resident doctors on a picket line outside St Thomas' Hospital. Their signs say "Doctors Need Jobs Now"
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Samantha Wathen @samanthajwathen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Do you ever start writing a post, realise you can't sufficiently put into words the level of hurt, anger and injustice you feel, and then abandon it? That's how I feel about the government's attitude towards our Residents. 2020 anyone?? I am so done. share.google/SEsg1BoHyvz1...
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Resident doctors lose jobs package and will strike next week
The medics will strike for six days from 7 April, just after the Easter bank holiday weekend. It will be their 15th walkout since 2023.
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Neil Duncan-Jordan MP @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
I’m campaigning to stop political donors getting Government contracts. 14 million people went hungry last year, we owe it to them to ensure decisions are made in the public interest. Cosy relationships with vested interests undermine trust in politics. Time to break the link.
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
"Over 55% of GP members have voted and rejected the 2026/27 GP contract, to the tune of 99%. We will now take that message and exert even more pressure on the Government to do the right thing for general practice cross England." Watch the video from @drkatie.bsky.social here 👇
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Dr Katie Bramall GP Contract Update | British Medical Association
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Samantha Wathen @samanthajwathen.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
All power to their collective elbows. All NHS staff have been treated appallingly for over a decade - including being shamefully abandoned after 2020. Nothing will change for staff OR patients without them taking a stand. I will ALWAYS be proud to stand beside them. @bma.org.uk
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Have you voted yet? Polls close at NOON TODAY in the GP Referendum. Do you want things to change for the better in your practice, with a better GP contract? You need to vote! You were sent a text by the BMA yesterday: 📱 Open the text 👉 Click vote on your *unique link* ⏰ It takes *5 seconds*
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Dr Katie Bramall @drkatie.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
GP REFERENDUM ⚠️ Last 4️⃣8️⃣ Hours To Vote⚠️ 0️⃣2️⃣Days Left ⏰Closes Weds 12 Noon ⏰ Every. Single. Vote. Counts. 🗳️ Search inbox & junk for bma@cesvotes.com🔎 ❌ No link? Email GPcontract@bma.org.uk now- do not delay! 📖 Info on campaign: bma.org.uk/GPContract @BMA_GP
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Campaigning on the future of General Practice
It saddens us to confirm that the profession entered dispute with the Government on 1 October 2025 over its broken promises relating to GP contract renewal and investment and the 2025/26 GP contract c...
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Neil Duncan-Jordan MP @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
The Government's so-called "Earned Settlement" proposals are upside down. Underpaid social workers contributing to their community will get shafted. Punishing these workers doesn't support cohesion or assimilation - it does the opposite.
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
The GP contract referendum is open NOW. Before you do anything else, please stop and check your inbox for your voting link by searching for bma@cesvotes.com An email has been sent to all eligible members today and it’s crucial we hear from you. The deadline to vote is 12pm, Wednesday 25 March.
BMA graphic reading: 'Referendum on unacceptable changes to the GP contract in England - Now open. Make sure you vote'
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The BMA @bma.org.uk · 19/03/2026
Today saw the publication of the Covid-19 Inquiry Module 3 report, which speaks personally to the experiences of the people at the centre of the NHS response. Read our full statement: www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
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Neil Duncan-Jordan MP @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
I’ve called on the Government to ban the “givers and takers” - donors who bankroll political parties and land Government contracts. It stinks. We need to break this link and restore trust in politics.
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
💥 The BMA GP contract referendum is OPEN and closes noon 25th March. 📊 Current turnout is <50% – we need a high turnout. EVERY VOTE COUNTS. ✅ ALL BMA GP members can vote – partners, sessional GPs, registrars. 🗳️ Look for an email from bma@cesvotes.com ❌ No email? Contact GPcontract@bma.org.uk
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
NHS staff were applauded, but services are still not sufficiently funded or more generally supported. Healthcare workers are not 'superhuman' - they are human, and should be treated with humanity. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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‘Superhuman’ healthcare workers saved NHS from collapse, Covid inquiry finds
Chair Heather Hallett says pandemic had devastating impact due to NHS being in ‘parlous state’ at time
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Doctors in Unite @doctorsinunite.com · 12/03/2026
"Smoking a cigarette brings you back to the level you should have been at if you’d never smoked in the first place"
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Why is smoking so addictive – and what are the best ways to give up?
That first cigarette can lead to a lifetime of dependency, as well as cancer, strokes, heart attacks … Here’s why smokers crave their nicotine hit – and how they can fight back
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