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Oct 2023
People suffering from the lung condition idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are being asked to take part in a £2m research project aimed at reducing scarring of the lungs. IPF is a condition in which the lungs become scarred and breathing becomes increasingly difficult, there is currently nothing that can reduce or stop that scarring.…
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Oct 2023
Updated guidelines say stroke patients should be offered additional rehabilitation on the NHS. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence had previously recommended 45 minutes a day, but it now believes some patients may need more intensive therapy for recovery and is suggesting three hours a day, five days a week. Experts…
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Oct 2023
St Nicholas Care Home in Bootle has been placed in special measures after CQC inspectors raised concerns over safety. The home was downgraded from requires improvement to inadequate. Inspectors from the health watchdog found some staff were not suitably trained and there was a high reliance on agency workers. One of the four…
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Oct 2023
The Menopause All-Party Parliamentary Group have said menopause checks by GPs should be included in the NHS health check offered every five years to those aged between 40 and 74. Campaigner Mariella Frostrup, has said it is “ludicrous” that menopause information was not part of the check which looks for conditions such as diabetes…
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Oct 2023
A team of experts led by the University of Derby have started a new trial to test if an anti-viral drug could cure people with ‘long Covid’. The university is leading the £1.2m study that involves around 100 people who have lived with the condition for over two years. Study leader Dr Mark…
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Oct 2023
A team from the University of Massachusetts tested their vaccine on mice, which ‘cleared’ 43 per cent of pancreatic tumours and prevented the cancers from returning when they relapsed. The vaccine uses a weakened food poisoning bug to stimulate an immune response and contains a piece of the recipient’s tumour to train their body…
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