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Nov 2023
Medical regulators in the UK have approved a gene therapy that aims to cure two blood disorders. The treatment for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia is the first to be licensed using the gene-editing tool known as Crispr, a revolutionary advance for two inherited blood conditions, both triggered by errors in the gene…
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Nov 2023
The leader of a review into maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) Trust has said that a number of the services remain poor for some women. Senior midwife Donna Ockenden is examining how dozens of babies were injured or died at the trust. As part of an ongoing dialogue with trust managers, she…
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Nov 2023
England’s healthcare regulator has warned that maternity units currently have the poorest safety ratings of any hospital service it inspects. Recent analysis by the BBC shows it deems 67 per cent of the units not to be safe enough, up from 55 per cent 12 months ago. The deterioration has been blamed partly on…
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Nov 2023
A number of mothers have come forward to speak of their harrowing experiences following a damning report earlier this year by the health watchdog into maternity services at Hull Royal Infirmary, which they described as chaotic, unsafe and unfit for purpose, rating the hospital’s maternity unit as inadequate. Inspectors said the “design, use of…
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Nov 2023
A study to assess whether blood tests could help diagnose people with early Alzheimer’s disease is being launched by the NHS. Experts say detecting the disease much earlier would mean people could have more support and new treatments to slow the disease. There is currently no single test for Alzheimer’s and patients can…
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Nov 2023
The NHS backlog in England has reached a record high, with around one million people in England on more than one waiting list for treatment. Most are on two or three waiting lists, but some will be on up to five. Many will be elderly people waiting for a range of non-emergency treatments, including…
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