09
Oct 2018
Researchers have predicted that, if current screening and vaccination rates are maintained, Australia will be the first country in the world to eliminate cervical cancer, and the disease could be eliminated as a public health issue within the next 20 years. The progress has been attributed by scientists to national prevention programmes and the disease…
09
Oct 2018
Official figures released earlier this year showed that around 10,000 general practitioners, around 41 per cent, are now aged 50 or over and are expected to leave the profession within the next five to ten years. As a result it is estimated that around 2.5 million patients will be at risk of their local surgery…
02
Oct 2018
A new treatment that inhibits pancreatic cancer from developing resistance to treatments has shown that it may be a significant breakthrough in the fight against the disease. Pancreatic cancer is the third deadliest cancer type mainly due to the fact that it is often diagnosed too late and chemotherapy also becomes ineffective in fighting the…
02
Oct 2018
Critics from the consumer advocacy organisation Public Citizen are insisting that a US government trial investigating treatment for sepsis be closed down, claiming that the study is exposing participants to the risk of serious harm, including organ failure and death. The study is researching sepsis treatment guidelines and investigating whether more blood pressure raising medication…
02
Oct 2018
Patient information privacy has been a growing concern since a 2009 legal change which pushed medical records into electronic filing systems. However, although the information is protected by law, new analysis has shown that it is increasingly falling into the wrong hands as the medical community continues to struggle with the transition from paper to…
02
Oct 2018
According to a study by Emory University in Atlanta, a growing body of evidence shows that patients undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery for painful arthritis or a torn cartilage are gaining little benefit from the procedure. During the procedure, a small incision is made into the knee and an arthroscopic camera is inserted to view the…
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