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May 2024
A leading charity has said that urgent government action is needed to stop preventable asthma deaths. According to Asthma and Lung UK, more than 12,000 people in the UK have died from asthma attacks since 2014. It said the figures meant that “shockingly little” had changed since a major report a decade ago, which…
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May 2024
Over 3,000 women who are impacted by Northern Ireland’s Southern Health Trust’s cervical smear review and have had a smear test within the last six months, are to have their previous slides re-checked. The trust have stated that this is not out of concern, but to provide additional assurance to a group of affected…
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Apr 2024
A new investigation has revealed that patients in England are facing delays stuck on hidden waiting lists that do not show up in the official figures. The published waiting list currently stands at 7.6 million, but the true scale of the backlog is believed to be much higher, because patients needing ongoing care are…
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Apr 2024
An expert has said the NHS should shift its focus away from its current medical model of care and focus more on improving people’s wellbeing. Dr Zak McMurray of the NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, said treating illnesses in a cause-and-effect approach was not sustainable, telling Sheffield Council’s health board that the current…
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Apr 2024
The first oral treatment for preventing both episodic and chronic migraines could soon be available on the NHS in England. Health experts said up to 170,000 people could benefit from taking the drug, atogepant, to prevent severe head pain, which can be debilitating. It has been recommended for those who have not responded well…
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Apr 2024
A new study suggests that preventative therapy, often carried out for years following initial treatment, triggers changes in cancer cells, which allow them to avoid being destroyed, but focusing on a particular enzyme may be the solution. Preventative treatment designed to stop the recurrence of breast cancer can actually cause the cancer cells to…
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