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Dec 2019
NHS hospitals are commencing trials into a pioneering way of delivering chemotherapy in an attempt to make the cancer treatment more effective. The treatment involves using miniscule bubbles to get more drugs inside tumours without having to damage healthy cells, which is a current side effective of chemotherapy. The treatment, known as acoustic cluster therapy,…
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Dec 2019
Regulators say that more GPs are choosing to work part-time hours, raising concerns about the government’s push to recruit additional doctors. A survey by the General Medical Council has indicated that a third of GPs have reduced their hours in the past year and that around 45% are working less than full-time. The poll also…
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Dec 2019
Scientists at the University of Cambridge found a technique whereby the microscopic devices crafted from intricately folded strands of DNA, and forcing bacteria into contact with drugs, slowed the growth rate of two common bugs, one of which was E. coli. They added that the folded DNA method could allow lower doses of antibiotics to…
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Dec 2019
Public Health England has reported that flu hospital admissions in England have risen by more than 40 per cent in one week. In their latest report on the number of cases, PHE stated that there were 472 confirmed hospitalised influenza cases in the week up to 8th December, which is up from 330 cases the…
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Dec 2019
Researchers at the University of St Andrews have identified cells thought to cause motor neurone disease. MND causes signals from motor neurone cells in the spinal cord and brain, which control muscle activity such as walking and talking, to fail, leading to some patients being unable to speak or walk. Scientists carrying out the research…
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Dec 2019
As 2019 is brought to a close, it’s time to look ahead to developments in employment law for 2020 and which key legislation may require consideration for your business. Watch out for the introduction of the Good Work Plan. This is a piece designed to close the ‘Swedish derogation’ loophole used by agencies for opting…
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