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Nov 2023
Families whose babies have been harmed or have died in the care of the NHS are calling for a statutory public inquiry into maternity services throughout England. The Maternity Safety Alliance has written to Health Secretary Steve Barclay following repeated scandals and reports into a number of NHS trusts which have revealed poor levels…
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Nov 2023
A new study suggests that artificial intelligence is almost twice as good at grading the aggressiveness of a rare form of cancer from scans as the current method. The study showed that by recognising details which are invisible to the naked eye, AI was 82 per cent accurate, compared with 44 per cent for…
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Nov 2023
Scientists say they may have made the biggest breakthrough in treating cervical cancer in 20 years, using a course of existing, inexpensive drugs ahead of usual radiotherapy treatment. Trial findings show the approach cuts the risk of women dying from the disease or the cancer returning by 35 per cent. Cancer Research UK,…
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Nov 2023
Following an inspection by the CQC in which it was rated as “inadequate”, a care home in Gainsborough has been placed in special measures. The health watchdog said that the standard of care at the Drovers Call home, which provides accommodation for older people, including people living with dementia, was “unsafe, undignified, and totally…
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Nov 2023
The UK’s health ombudsman has warned that too many people are still dying from sepsis due to “the same mistakes” highlighted over ten years ago. Rob Behrens, who oversees NHS complaints, said sepsis diagnosis and treatment was still taking too long. The UK Sepsis Trust estimates that around 48,000 people die each year…
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Oct 2023
A study from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, suggests that tai chi may help slow down the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease for years, and researchers say that those who practiced the martial art had fewer complications and better quality of life than those who didn’t. Parkinson’s is a progressive brain disease which…
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