Karen Motley, Author at Chadwick Lawrence

05
Nov 2019

NHS staffing crisis amongst nurses now ‘impacting on patient survival’ as hospital numbers running short triples in five years

Recent figures show that the number of hospitals regularly understaffed with nurses has nearly tripled in the last five years, with the worst hit departments including geriatric medicine, acute medicine, critical care, neonatal care and cardiology, where quality care is essential in order to save lives. Information obtained through a series of Freedom of Information…

30
Oct 2019

Scientists search for clues to how cancer ‘is born’

Cancer Research UK has teamed up with British and American scientists to search for the earliest signs of cancer in an effort to detect and treat the disease before it emerges. The new International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection, which has come together to share ideas, technology and expertise in this area, says that working…

30
Oct 2019

89 per cent of genetic defects could be corrected by new DNA tool

US scientists say a new way of editing the code of life could correct 89% of DNA errors that cause disease. The new prime editing technology has been described as a “genetic word processor”, which is able to precisely re-write the genetic code, and has been used to correct damaging mutations in the lab, including…

30
Oct 2019

Research suggests air pollution ‘triggers hundreds more heart attacks and strokes’

Scientists at King’s College London looked at data from a selection of nine cities in England and calculated that days with above average pollution levels would see an additional 124 cardiac arrests over the course of 12 months. Simon Stevens of NHS England said it was evidence of “a health emergency”. He added “It’s clear…

30
Oct 2019

Blood pressure medication ‘works better at bedtime’

A new study suggests that blood pressure medication offer more protection against strokes and heart attacks when taken at bedtime rather than in the morning, as it is believed that our body’s natural 24-hour rhythm or biological clock alters our response to the medication. Blood pressure should dip naturally during the night, as we rest…

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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NHS staffing crisis amongst nurses now ‘impacting on patient survival’ as hospital numbers running short triples in five years

Scientists search for clues to how cancer ‘is born’

89 per cent of genetic defects could be corrected by new DNA tool

Research suggests air pollution ‘triggers hundreds more heart attacks and strokes’

Blood pressure medication ‘works better at bedtime’

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

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NHS staffing crisis amongst nurses now ‘impacting on patient survival’ as hospital numbers running short triples in five years

Scientists search for clues to how cancer ‘is born’

89 per cent of genetic defects could be corrected by new DNA tool

Research suggests air pollution ‘triggers hundreds more heart attacks and strokes’

Blood pressure medication ‘works better at bedtime’

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

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