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Sep 2019
Researchers have predicted that a pioneering new urine test for detecting pancreatic cancer could drastically improve survival rates, following a 90 per cent accuracy rate in recent studies. Pancreatic cancer currently has the lowest survival rate, with only around five per cent of patients still alive five years following diagnosis. The new test, which has…
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Sep 2019
A study by academics at Oxford University suggests mothers are safer choosing to have a C-section for their next delivery, as a vaginal birth increases the risk of a uterine rupture by seven times, and also carries increased risks of blood transfusion, surgical injury and sepsis. Research for the study looked into over 74,000 deliveries…
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Sep 2019
Official figures from NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) have revealed that the waiting list for heart transplants has more than doubled in ten years. 313 patients are currently waiting for an organ to become free, a rise of 130 per cent from a decade ago, which is thought to have been caused by an ageing…
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Sep 2019
A ‘revolutionary’ new cancer drug which is able to treat a wide range of tumours has been approved for the first time for use across Europe. The new tumour-agnostic drugs target any tumours within the body that have a specific genetic abnormality inside, regardless of where the cancer is growing in the body. UK doctors…
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Sep 2019
Research undertaken by the Royal College of Nursing has shown that there has been an increase in the nursing workforce of 4.6% in the last five years, but that hospital admissions have risen by 12.3%, nearly three times the rate. The union have said the research shows that more needs to be done to guarantee…
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Sep 2019
A public inquiry is to be launched to inspect wellbeing and safety issues at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow and the new children’s hospital in Edinburgh. The inquiry will examine how vital issues in relation to ventilation and other key building systems occurred, and also how to avoid mistakes in future projects. The…
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