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Nov 2018
According to charity Diabetes UK, there are nearly 7,000 children and young adults under 25 with type 2 diabetes in England and Wales, which is ten times the number specified in a previous report. The new figures have been obtained from the latest National Diabetes Audit for 2016-2017, containing information from 95 per cent of…
21
Nov 2018
Recent analysis has shown that nearly one in five local NHS services are consistently failing to meet any of their key waiting time targets, and it has been revealed that Leeds Teaching Hospitals and Bradford Teaching Hospitals are amongst those trusts who have not hit their target. This news comes following NHS leaders expressing concerns…
20
Nov 2018
A new weapon has been revealed in the fight against Parkinson’s disease, following the discovery by scientists of a way to remove toxic clumps of protein inside the brain. The clumps, which are called Lewy bodies, accumulate to damage nerve cells and kill cells which then triggers the disease. The body is unable to naturally…
20
Nov 2018
A new study has found that a widely-used probiotic supplement can help to increase bone volume and formation. Historical studies have shown that the supplements can assist in protection against bone loss, but their effects on bone health have until now remained unclear. This new study, which involved the use of mice which were treated…
20
Nov 2018
NHS England has announced that from April next year, wearable glucose monitors will be made available to tens of thousands more type 1 diabetes patients. This comes following a recent investigation which found that in some parts of the country, patients were being denied access to the device. It found that although 209-25 pert cent…
20
Nov 2018
Over 200 families have now raised concerns about maternity care at Shrewsbury & Telford NHS Trust, following ongoing investigations over infant deaths and injuries at the trust. The review into the crisis has now widened for the third time, following an initial focus on 23 cases. This scandal is now set to become one of…
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