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Aug 2021
Doctors say aspirin could help fight aggressive breast cancer by making hard-to-treat tumours more responsive to anti-cancer drugs. A research team at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester are commencing a trial with triple-negative breast cancer patients, as they suspect it is aspirin’s anti-inflammatory properties rather than its analgesic effect that gives the…
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Aug 2021
Following a rule change to reduce reliance on imported stocks, plasma from blood donations in England will be used to make a vital medicine. Each year, around 17,000 people require immunoglobulin treatment and until recently, there was a ban on the use of plasma from UK donors to safeguard against vCJD or “mad cow…
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Aug 2021
A GP surgery in Leeds had its registration suspended after a health watchdog found “significant safety concerns and the potential risk of harm to patients”. Shadwell Medical Centre was rated “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following an unannounced inspection in June. The watchdog raised concerns account “possible missed diagnoses” for patients…
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Aug 2021
The new head of the NHS in England, is urging that stomach pain or a cough that does not go away could be signs of cancer and these symptoms should be checked out. Amanda Pritchard, NHS England chief executive, said that thousands of people could be risking their lives by delaying seeking medical help.…
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Aug 2021
Type 1 diabetes patients are being warned by GP practices that if they fail to attend routine health check ups, the drugs they rely on to keep them alive could be cut off. Patients rely on daily doses of the hormone insulin, which is essential for tuning glucose from food into energy, as their…
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Aug 2021
The number of young people receiving NHS treatment for eating disorders has reached record levels, with waiting times for urgent cases tripling in a year. The Royal College of Psychiatrists have warned the Covid pandemic has set treatment back for children “by years” and could leave lives at risk, adding that services were struggling…
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