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Nov 2023
A new study of nearly 600,000 people has found that every five-point increase in BMI is linked to an 11 per cent higher risk of obesity-related cancer, even in people without type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease. Carrying additional weight can cause inflammation in the body or an excess of the hormone insulin, which…
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Nov 2023
A new study is to screen 20,000 UK adults aged 17 to 70 for type 1 diabetes. The purpose of the project is to identify people who are at increased risk of developing the condition and to offer them support, education and access to new treatments. Professor Kathleen Gillespie is heading the team…
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Nov 2023
According to Diane Matthews, the island’s screening lead for Public Health, Guernsey is on track to stop cervical cancer by 2030, ten years sooner than NHS England’s pledge. Ms Matthews said it was good news, but the trend needed to be maintained. The World Health Organisation considers cervical cancer to be eliminated as…
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Nov 2023
A care home in Bradford has been fined £5,000 for “catastrophically” failing to protect a resident from falling. The Care Quality Commission had prosecuted Greystones Nursing Home Ltd, which operates Greystones Nursing Home in Bradford. The 75-year-old resident fell on 23 occasions in the four months after moving into the home in November…
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Nov 2023
Medical regulators in the UK have approved a gene therapy that aims to cure two blood disorders. The treatment for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia is the first to be licensed using the gene-editing tool known as Crispr, a revolutionary advance for two inherited blood conditions, both triggered by errors in the gene…
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Nov 2023
The leader of a review into maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) Trust has said that a number of the services remain poor for some women. Senior midwife Donna Ockenden is examining how dozens of babies were injured or died at the trust. As part of an ongoing dialogue with trust managers, she…
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