06
Sep 2019
Although globally, strokes and heart problems are the leading causes of death among the middle-aged, a new study published by the Lancet medical journal suggests that cancer is now the cause of more deaths amongst this age group in higher-income countries than cardiovascular disease. In less affluent areas, the reverse is true – with cardiovascular…
06
Sep 2019
An orthopaedic surgeon fabricated records and lied to a patient after performing the wrong operation on her. Alan Norrish admitted undertaking the incorrect type of partial knee replacement operation on his patient at the Nuffield Hospital in Cambridge, in January 2018. Having realised his mistake, he attempted to cover it up by fabricating records and…
06
Sep 2019
A report has confirmed that a patient at South Tyneside District Hospital, was almost given a prosthetic knee for the wrong leg, and another patient at a nearby hospital had surgery on their elbow instead of their wrist. The so-called ‘never event’ procedures are being investigated by the NHS. South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation…
06
Sep 2019
A study has shown that a daily pill combining four medicines, may reduce the number of strokes and heart attacks by a third. The polypill, which costs just pennies per day, contains a cholesterol-lowering statin, two drugs to lower blood pressure, and blood-thinning aspirin. Stroke and coronary heart disease are currently the top two causes…
06
Sep 2019
Scientists at Queen’s University, Belfast, have helped to develop a new test which may be able to diagnose the condition up to two years earlier than current methods, through the discovery of the presence of four proteins, known as biomarker panel, which indicates the likelihood of developing epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). The study, which was…
06
Sep 2019
The planned industrial action had been called over plans to set up a new subsidiary company to run facilities, such as cleaners and porters, and members of the Unison union were set to walk out indefinitely over the proposals, which had been described as “an attack on lower-paid workers”. However, following further talks, the strike…
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