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Feb 2020
Figures released by campaign group Diabetes Scotland show the number of people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in Scotland has increased by 40% in ten years, with cases rising from 190,772 in 2008 to 267,615 in 2018. It is also believed that there are an estimated 26,347 people living with the condition who have yet…
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Feb 2020
In our modern society it is increasingly common for parents of children to divorce and remarry, creating a step-parent step-child relationship. Many step-parents take active roles in their step-children’s lives; however, marriage to a child’s biological parent does not confer any parental responsibility on a step-parent. What is parental responsibility? A person with ‘parental responsibility’ has…
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Feb 2020
In a new report, The World Health Organisation have warned that the world could see a 60 per cent rise in cases of cancer over the next two decades, driven by persistently high rates of hepatitis, smoking and HPV, with 80 per cent of these expected to be diagnosed in low-income countries. Around 90 per…
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Feb 2020
Experts at The Institute of Cancer Research have warned that cancer treatment in lagging in the UK because NHS watchdogs are taking too long to approve some of the best new drugs. Although an increasing number of drugs have been licensed since 2000 to target new mutations in cancer, some are taking over 20 years…
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Feb 2020
A study undertaken by the University of Birmingham and Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage has suggested that more than 8,400 miscarriages each year in the UK could be prevented with a daily hormonal capsule. Experts say that women with a history of miscarriage or early bleeding in pregnancy could benefit from progesterone, which is naturally…
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Feb 2020
The spending watchdog has warned that the NHS has become too dependent on “short term fixes” to fund critical services, leaving sections of the health service seriously financially unstable. The National Audit Office voiced the warning over the ability of the NHS to meet increasing demand in two recent reports, which come after A&E waiting…
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