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Apr 2021
A study has found that people with debilitating jaw fractures caused by cancer treatment could be spared risky surgery by a breakthrough drug combination which heals damaged bone. Radiotherapy to the neck and head, used to treat nose, throat and tongue cancers, can lead to problems with blood vessels connected to the lower jaw, sometimes…
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Apr 2021
The NHS is using artificial intelligence to treat patients at risk of a heart attack. Oxford University researcher say CaRi-Heart can locate minor problems undetected by routine scans, identifying scarring and inflammation in the lining of blood vessels that supply the heart. The machine, which the NHS hopes will benefit up to 350,000 patients every…
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Apr 2021
In a drive to save NHS patients from repeat hospital visits, thousands are to be offered cutting-edge cancer treatments in the comfort of their own homes. Specialists nurses from The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester are currently offering at-home immunotherapy and chemotherapy treatment to around 250 patients a day. The service is deemed to…
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Apr 2021
New data has revealed that maternity care failures over the last ten years have left more than 1,200 children with permanent brain damage and cost the NHS more than £4 billion in compensation. NHS Resolution, which handles compensation claims on behalf of the NHS, have reported that the number of maternity claims has increased significantly…
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Apr 2021
The newly-approved remedy combines two treatments into a single injection, reducing the time needed to administer it by around two and a half hours. The Phesgo treatment combines two drugs, pertuzumab and trastuzumab, which are usually given separately as two intravenous infusions into a single injection in the thigh. Peter Johnson, NHS clinical director for…
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Apr 2021
Last month in Asda Stores Ltd v Brierley & Others, the Supreme Court found that the claimants (mostly women working in supermarkets) were entitled to compare themselves for equal pay purposes with employees (mostly men) working within Asda Distribution Centres (“DC”). A ‘valid comparator’ is a critical stage in establishing the basis for a successful…
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