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Dec 2018
A report by the All.Can cancer initiative, which is chaired by the Patients Association, has warned that four out of ten cancer patients in the UK are misdiagnosed before their disease is detected. The report, which is calling for more investment in early testing, warns that 21 per cent of patients surveyed said they had…
11
Dec 2018
Laboratory trials have concluded that some superbugs which were thought to be unresponsive to antibiotics may be resilient. However, researchers are now hopeful that they can test to identify the infections that initially respond to the drugs, but eventually regain power, allowing doctors to target the bug at its weakest point. There is a global…
11
Dec 2018
Cambridge scientists have finalised the world’s biggest healthcare gene sequencing project, bringing hope of a clearer understanding of diseases and faster diagnosis. People who took part in the trial included cancer patients and patients with rare diseases and their family members. One in four of the participants received a diagnosis for the first time. Genomics…
11
Dec 2018
A report by the Care Quality Commission has revealed that feuding amongst surgeons at a troubled heart unit at St George’s Hospital in London have contributed to a higher than average death rate. Complex cardiac operations were transferred from the hospital in September following a leaked document. However, the resulting mediation had a limited effected…
11
Dec 2018
The General Medical Council have warned that doctors are ‘at the brink of breaking point’ to ensure patient care and the resulting pressures have raised concerns about poor mental health amongst the profession. A new report by the regulator has said that doctors are planning to leave in ‘unprecedented numbers’ and their survey of 2,600…
07
Dec 2018
In an effort to reverse the condition of type 2 diabetes patients in England, the NHS is to offer thousands of people with the condition a low calorie diet, restricting them to 800 calories a day for three months. Currently, around 10 per cent of the health service’s budget is spent on treating diabetes in…
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