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Aug 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

Scientists able to detect early warning signs of type 1 diabetes say heel-prick blood test could predict which children will develop the disease

Scientists say that a heel-prick blood test could predict which children will develop type 1 diabetes, adding that up to 75 per cent of cases could be diagnosed by scouring the blood for biomarkers of the condition. Currently, children are usually in their mid-teens by the time they are diagnosed with the disease, by which…

25
Aug 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

Hi-tech plasma pen uses shaft of light to destroy cancer cells left behind following removal of tumour

A hi-tech pen has been developed which uses a beam of light to destroy cancer cells left behind following the removal of a tumour. Rogue cells can increase the chances of cancer returning. After breast cancer surgery, around 20 per cent of women in the UK experience a recurrence in this way. The Canady Helios…

25
Aug 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

‘GPS-map’ of lungs detects hidden cancers

A new scan, which is being hailed as a “game-changer” is being used to detect early cancer signs by creating a GPS-style map of patients’ lungs. The electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) is currently being used at Glan Clwyd Hospital in Denbighshire, only the second hospital in the UK to use the equipment following a donation…

25
Aug 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

Parents urged to keep up-to-date with children’s vaccinations

The Local Government Association (LGA) are urging parents to make sure their children are up-to-date with all their routine vaccinations, saying that high update could prevent infections and stop pressure being piled on the NHS. While injections being given in schools are being rescheduled, the childhood vaccination programme is continuing as normal, protecting children against…

25
Aug 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

Weight restrictions for surgery on the rise in England

An increasing number of overweight patients in England are being denied surgery, despite this going against national guidelines on clinical best practice. 213 local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) responsible for planning and purchasing healthcare services in England, were asked whether they limited funding for surgery on the basis of body mass index (BMI). Of the…

25
Aug 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

Experimental drug offers hope to MS sufferers

Experts are hopeful that life-changing treatment for multiple sclerosis may be on the horizon, after signs of the disease completely disappeared in nine out of ten patients treated with an experimental drug. During the trial, around 900 volunteer patients were given injections of ofatumumab, a drug developed to alter the immune system, over the course…

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Scientists able to detect early warning signs of type 1 diabetes say heel-prick blood test could predict which children will develop the disease

Hi-tech plasma pen uses shaft of light to destroy cancer cells left behind following removal of tumour

‘GPS-map’ of lungs detects hidden cancers

Parents urged to keep up-to-date with children’s vaccinations

Weight restrictions for surgery on the rise in England

Experimental drug offers hope to MS sufferers

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Scientists able to detect early warning signs of type 1 diabetes say heel-prick blood test could predict which children will develop the disease

Hi-tech plasma pen uses shaft of light to destroy cancer cells left behind following removal of tumour

‘GPS-map’ of lungs detects hidden cancers

Parents urged to keep up-to-date with children’s vaccinations

Weight restrictions for surgery on the rise in England

Experimental drug offers hope to MS sufferers

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