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Dec 2018
Two patients have been diagnosed with cancer after receiving transplants from the same donor at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital. One of the patients has since died and the hospital have said that the ‘tragic outcome’ could not have been anticipated. NHS Blood and Transplant Service have said it does all it possibly can to check for…
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Dec 2018
Following a reduction in take-up of the flu jab on last year, Public Health England is urging the over 65s and pregnant women to get the vaccine this side of Christmas, before the virus usually starts to circulate. It has been suggested that the vaccine will prove to be more effective than in previous years…
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Dec 2018
A report by the All.Can cancer initiative, which is chaired by the Patients Association, has warned that four out of ten cancer patients in the UK are misdiagnosed before their disease is detected. The report, which is calling for more investment in early testing, warns that 21 per cent of patients surveyed said they had…
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Dec 2018
Laboratory trials have concluded that some superbugs which were thought to be unresponsive to antibiotics may be resilient. However, researchers are now hopeful that they can test to identify the infections that initially respond to the drugs, but eventually regain power, allowing doctors to target the bug at its weakest point. There is a global…
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Dec 2018
Cambridge scientists have finalised the world’s biggest healthcare gene sequencing project, bringing hope of a clearer understanding of diseases and faster diagnosis. People who took part in the trial included cancer patients and patients with rare diseases and their family members. One in four of the participants received a diagnosis for the first time. Genomics…
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Dec 2018
A report by the Care Quality Commission has revealed that feuding amongst surgeons at a troubled heart unit at St George’s Hospital in London have contributed to a higher than average death rate. Complex cardiac operations were transferred from the hospital in September following a leaked document. However, the resulting mediation had a limited effected…
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