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Oct 2019

Section: Corporate and Contracts

Chadwick Lawrence Supports Growth at Core

Yorkshire law firm Chadwick Lawrence has been working with fast-growing local business Core Facility Services for many years and was recently instrumental in positioning the firm for future expansion and success. Leanne Franks advised on the merger of Core with energy management company FM Energy in September after providing strategic consultancy earlier in the year…

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22
Oct 2019

Blood cancer charity warns thousands of patients in England could be unnecessarily dying through late diagnosis

Cancer charity Bloodwise analysed data from the NHS and found that 28 per cent of patients are diagnosed with the disease only after receiving emergency treatment for their symptoms. Figures show that in the UK there are around 40,000 new cases of blood cancer, including lymphoma, myeloma and leukaemia, each year. If patients are diagnosed…

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22
Oct 2019

New high-tech heart mapping could throw lifeline to heart failure patients

The new scanning technique will enable surgeons to position a distinctive type of pacemaker with extreme precision, to help regulate the beating heart. Experts believe the approach, which is the subject of a two year international trial, could enable more patients to live longer and healthier lives. Aldo Rinaldi, consultant cardiologist at Guy’s and St…

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22
Oct 2019

NHS screening programmes ‘need to fit with busy lives’

A review has called for easier access to NHS screening programmes in England, including weekend and evening clinics. The report by Professor Sir Mike Richards, also said that tests should be offered in a wider variety of locations, including mobile units, and also recommended the use of social media to promote available options. Sir Mike…

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22
Oct 2019

Research shows C-section babies have different gut bacteria to those born vaginally

The most comprehensive baby microbiome study to date has found that babies born by caesarean section have different gut bacteria to those born vaginally. The study found that infants born naturally pick up most of their first dose of bacteria from their mother, while babies born by C-section contract more bugs through hospital environments, including…

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22
Oct 2019

Gulf in healthy life expectancy widening regional inequalities

A leading group of parliamentarians has warned that the gap in healthy life expectancy between areas in Britain has increased over the last ten years to become as large as that between the UK and Sudan. The report, compiled by the Centre for Progressive Policy thinktank, revealed that levels of health inequality have increased due…

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