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Apr 2016
The new drug, Nivolumab, boosts the patient’s immune system to fight tumours instead of using standard chemotherapy. It dramatically improved the survival rates of patients in recent US trials and experts say it could be a ‘game changer’ in fighting aggressive head and neck cancers. The drug is currently available on the NHS for advanced…
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Apr 2016
NHS England has released official figures showing that Accident and Emergency performance in England hit a new low in February, for the second month in a row. Although hospitals are required to see 95% of patients within four hours, only 87.8% were seen within this time frame during the month. Candace Imison from the Nuffield…
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Apr 2016
A survey by the sick and premature baby charity Bliss has revealed that many neonatal transfer services throughout the UK are under-resourced and understaffed, with some babies having to wait too long for life-saving care. There are currently 17 dedicated transfer services in the UK transferring around 16,000 babies between hospitals. The survey found that…
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Apr 2016
Cancer Research UK has warned that rising obesity rates may be linked to an increase in the number of women diagnosed with womb cancer. Latest figures show that in the 1990s, around 19 in 100,000 women in the UK were diagnosed, with the figure rising to 29 in 100,000 in 2013. Although the scientific link…
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Apr 2016
Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield Fire Commanders have all outlined their priorities over the next 12 months. All of the Fire plans for the coming 12 months have a commercial or business element. The Group Action Manager of the Bradford area, Martin Speed, has pledged to make Bradford a safer place to live and…
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Apr 2016
The University of Greenwich has issued an apology following the university data breach of personal details of several hundred students online. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has confirmed that an investigation is underway following students’ names, addresses, dates of birth, mobile phone numbers, medical problems and signatures being displayed on the University’s website. The ICO…
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