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May 2021
By Section 126 of the Social Security Act 1992, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) can investigate the assets held by a deceased after they have passed away. This usually takes place where the individual who has passed away was in receipt of means tested benefits so that the DWP can compare what the…
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May 2021
Eight members of the Chadwick Lawrence team are facing their fears and braving the skies, to jump from 5,000 feet, to raise vital funds for Teenage Cancer Trust. Trainee legal executive, Gaia Hinchcliffe was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma back in July 2020 and work colleagues and friends are joining her in a skydive to raise…
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May 2021
Labour is calling for an NHS rescue plan to prioritise patient care as it warns that thousands of patients currently waiting for hospital treatment are at risk of permanent disability and losing their livelihoods. A draft of the NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)’s annual report has stated that the number of patients waiting for…
04
May 2021
New research has suggested that black women face a much higher risk of having a miscarriage. The Lancet medical journal’s analysis of data on 4.6 million pregnancies in seven countries suggests that being black increases the chance of having a miscarriage by 43 per cent and is calling for people in the UK to be…
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May 2021
The Urine Prostate Seq test, or UPSeq for short, which has been developed by a team at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Centre, collects a urine sample after a digital rectal exam and uses genomic sequencing to analyse the liquid. According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is currently the most common form…
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May 2021
A study has claimed that people who develop type 2 diabetes before the age of 60 could double their likelihood of developing dementia in old age. Type 2 diabetes, which is often linked to obesity, is largely preventable and can even be reversible in some patients. The study undertaken at the Universite de Paris, suggested…
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