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May 2022
Newly released figures suggest the condition is killing twice as many women as men, and a charity has warned that women were being failed by a lack of research into links between hormone changes and asthma. In a new report, the charity Asthma + Lung UK said urgent research investment was needed, claiming inequalities…
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Apr 2022
Patients with incurable bladder cancer are to be offered a groundbreaking drug on the NHS that offers months or even years of extra health. Prescribing watchdog the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recently reversed its initial decision not to fund the treatment, and now the drug, avelumab, which is already available in…
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Apr 2022
The pilot scheme, using ambulance cars, is due to start in London next month. London Ambulance Service said the trained volunteers would be sent to lower category 999 calls whether the patient needed help to get to hospital, aiming to reduce waiting times and increase ambulance availability. A recent service board meeting heard that…
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Apr 2022
New research suggests that being overweight significantly increases the risk of developing womb cancer, and a 5ft 5in woman is two stone above a healthy weight, her risk is nearly doubled. The Cancer Research UK-funded research involved 120,000 women in the UK, US and five other countries. The charity says keeping to within…
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Apr 2022
New figures show that waiting times across A&E departments in Scotland have matched their worst level on record. The Scottish government’s target is for 95 per cent of patients to be admitted or discharged within four hours. However, the figure was 66.2 per cent in the week up to 10th April, matching the previous…
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Apr 2022
Scientists say they have identified urine bacteria which may be a sign of aggressive prostate cancer, raising the hope that the discovery may provide new ways to spot and even prevent these tumours. The research team at the University of East Anglia which discovered the link plan more work to see if clearing the…
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