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Jan 2024
Health officials have warned the number of people with measles in the West Midlands is at its highest since at least the mid-1990s. Figures released from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) showed the area had 133 cases since 1st October, the highest number since the roll-out of the two-dose MMR jab, and there…
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Jan 2024
The NHS has announced that the maternity unit at Pontefract Hospital will close permanently. Friarwood Birth Centre temporarily closed its doors in 2019 due to a shortage of midwives, and the closure has now been made permanent. The NHS have said the number of births at the unit was “lower than expected” so…
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Jan 2024
New research shows that most key NHS targets have been missed for at least seven years across the UK. The analysis, which focused on the three key hospital targets, covering Accident and Emergency, cancer and waiting times for planned care, showed that combined, the length of time during which the targets have been missed…
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Jan 2024
Experts have found that analysing the entire genetic code of cancer patients can help deliver treatments that work better for the individual. In the biggest study of its kind, involving 13,000 cancer patients in England, combining DNA evidence and clinical data meant care could be tailored to the patient. Based on the results, some…
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Jan 2024
New research suggests that wearing hearing aids can delay the onset and progression of dementia. While hearing loss can increase the chances of developing dementia by up to 20 per cent, the research found that the risk can be cut by up to seven per cent if those experiencing it use the devices. Experts…
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Jan 2024
Thousands of NHS patients have suffered from having botched procedures, including medical equipment being left inside during surgery and having the wrong organs removed. An analysis of health service data found that between the years 2015 and 2023, 3,684 life-threatening errors by doctors were recorded, the most common and serious, known as ‘never events’…
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