08
Oct 2019
Nearly half the UK population, around 30 million people, are being offered the flu vaccine this winter, the biggest campaign the NHS has seen. For the first time, all primary school pupils are also being offered the vaccination free of charge. As well as children (considered super-spreaders) pregnant women, the over 65s and people with…
08
Oct 2019
A report by the British Heart Foundation has revealed that women who suffer heart attacks are needlessly dying as symptoms are not being recognised and they are receiving poorer care than men. The report found that over a period of ten years, over 8,000 women in England and Wales died unnecessarily following a heart attack,…
08
Oct 2019
The government has announced that it is planning billions for hospital projects across England, including a £2.7bn investment for six hospitals over five years, including Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Under plans drawn up by health secretary Matt Hancock, the government has said £13bn will be spent on hospital projects, including revamping existing structures to…
08
Oct 2019
Experts say Olaparib could become a revolutionary drug in the fight against prostate cancer and the first genetically targeted treatment for fighting the disease. The precision treatment, which is currently used by the NHS for ovarian cancer, is being called a game-changer by oncologists. The drug which is also known as Lynparza, works by identifying…
08
Oct 2019
A new ultrasound technique which has been developed at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh is being hailed as the biggest breakthrough in the technology for over 60 years. The new method, which uses existing scanning equipment, produces images which are ten times better than current scans, and researchers believe the ability to precisely locate tumours may…
08
Oct 2019
Leading charities Cancer Research UK and Macmillan Cancer Support have both written to the prime minister warning that cancer survival rates will not improve unless the government tackles a desperate shortage of specialist staff. They estimate that at least 115,000 patients in England were diagnosed with late stage cancer (stage three or four tumours) in…
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