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Nov 2023
Scientists say they may have made the biggest breakthrough in treating cervical cancer in 20 years, using a course of existing, inexpensive drugs ahead of usual radiotherapy treatment. Trial findings show the approach cuts the risk of women dying from the disease or the cancer returning by 35 per cent. Cancer Research UK,…
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Nov 2023
Following an inspection by the CQC in which it was rated as “inadequate”, a care home in Gainsborough has been placed in special measures. The health watchdog said that the standard of care at the Drovers Call home, which provides accommodation for older people, including people living with dementia, was “unsafe, undignified, and totally…
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Nov 2023
The UK’s health ombudsman has warned that too many people are still dying from sepsis due to “the same mistakes” highlighted over ten years ago. Rob Behrens, who oversees NHS complaints, said sepsis diagnosis and treatment was still taking too long. The UK Sepsis Trust estimates that around 48,000 people die each year…
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Oct 2023
A study from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, suggests that tai chi may help slow down the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease for years, and researchers say that those who practiced the martial art had fewer complications and better quality of life than those who didn’t. Parkinson’s is a progressive brain disease which…
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Oct 2023
The Care Quality Commission have said that maternity services at Stoke Mandeville Hospital must be improved. During an inspection in June, the health watchdog found staff shortages which could lead to unsafe practices, triage service issues and a bereavement suite based on a labour ward. Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, which manages the hospital,…
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Oct 2023
Experts say thousands of prostate cancer patients in England and Northern Ireland are missing out on a life-extending prostate cancer drug that is more widely available on the NHS in Scotland and Wales. Charity Prostate Cancer UK said it was “unacceptable” that men in parts of the UK were facing a postcode lottery. …
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