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Hot Topic! series ending

 The Hot Topic! series of blog posts has ended now. This series promoted high level resources for a range of "in the news" conditions. I hope you have enjoyed them and learnt something new about library resources. You can read all the blog posts on the Hot Topics! label.

If you would like to learn more about resources for a particular condition or disease, please contact the Health Library.

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