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Feb 2019
A study undertaken at the University of Bristol has found that eighty per cent of knee replacements and sixty per cent of hip replacements last as long as 25 years, which is much longer than previously believed. Up until now, there has been little data on the success of new knees and hips, and these…
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Feb 2019
A patient in the UK has become the first in the world to undertake gene therapy in an attempt to stop the most common form of blindness in the western world, targeting the underlying genetic cause of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Around 600,000 people in the UK are currently affected by the condition, where retinal…
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Feb 2019
Experts believe that DNA from great white sharks could hold the secret to the cure for cancer and other age-related diseases. The first map of great white sharks’ DNA has shown mutations which protect the animals against a number of diseases, including cancer. Scientists are hopeful that more research could lead to applying the findings…
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Feb 2019
Researchers have developed a new rapid test which could lead to an earlier diagnosis of sepsis. The study suggests that the device could potentially produce results in less than three minutes. Sepsis is a serious complication of an infection, it is complicated to diagnose and it is estimated that around 52,000 people die each year…
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Feb 2019
It has been reported that two newborn babies who died at Princess Royal Maternity Hospital were infected with a rare bacterium never seen before in Scotland. Both babies were born prematurely at the hospital and it has now been confirmed that they had been infected with a rare strain of the staphylococcus aureus bacterium, which…
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Feb 2019
Health secretary Matt Hancock has said that by 2021, he expects GPs to routinely communicate to patients by email rather than sending letters. He added that he could see no reason why prescriptions and test results could not be emailed to patients, although letters could still be sent to those who do not use email.…
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