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Aug 2020
Two recent cases highlighted in the press demonstrate the high standards expected of those providing legal services. In one case a solicitor convicted of drink driving was fined £1,000 by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (the SRA) for a failure to promptly report his conviction to the regulator. The solicitor in question was convicted in June…
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Aug 2020
Scientists say that a heel-prick blood test could predict which children will develop type 1 diabetes, adding that up to 75 per cent of cases could be diagnosed by scouring the blood for biomarkers of the condition. Currently, children are usually in their mid-teens by the time they are diagnosed with the disease, by which…
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Aug 2020
A hi-tech pen has been developed which uses a beam of light to destroy cancer cells left behind following the removal of a tumour. Rogue cells can increase the chances of cancer returning. After breast cancer surgery, around 20 per cent of women in the UK experience a recurrence in this way. The Canady Helios…
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Aug 2020
A new scan, which is being hailed as a “game-changer” is being used to detect early cancer signs by creating a GPS-style map of patients’ lungs. The electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) is currently being used at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Denbighshire, only the second hospital in the UK to use the equipment following a donation…
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Aug 2020
The Local Government Association (LGA) are urging parents to make sure their children are up-to-date with all their routine vaccinations, saying that high update could prevent infections and stop pressure being piled on the NHS. While injections being given in schools are being rescheduled, the childhood vaccination programme is continuing as normal, protecting children against…
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Aug 2020
An increasing number of overweight patients in England are being denied surgery, despite this going against national guidelines on clinical best practice. 213 local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) responsible for planning and purchasing healthcare services in England, were asked whether they limited funding for surgery on the basis of body mass index (BMI). Of the…
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