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Mar 2022
Researchers say an extra blood test on suspected heart attack patients could determine whether they are at an increased risk of dying in the next three years. The test for the C-reactive protein (CRP), which helps detect inflammation and which is already used in hospitals to diagnose other conditions, could help doctors decide which…
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Mar 2022
NHS hospitals are being advised to delay elective surgical procedures by a minimum of seven weeks if a patient has just had Omicron, despite a backlog of routine operations, although in some circumstances the surgery may be considered urgent enough to proceed. UK experts have said the proposed move is a precaution due to…
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Mar 2022
Sickle cell patients have started to receive the first new treatment for the blood disorder in over twenty years. The drug, Crizanlizumab, is given as a monthly infusion and is believed to reduce A&E visits by 40 per cent. Sickle cell disease can cause severe pain and organ failure, often requiring hospital admissions. It…
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Mar 2022
Currently, tests to detect genes that increase cancer risk are only available to people with a family history of the disease and following a referral from a GP. However, the Institute of Cancer Research says the criteria should be widened to include more patients. The team found that almost half of people with a…
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Feb 2022
For many parents divorcing/separating the question of how to maintain ongoing payments for private school fees is understandably a huge and immediate concern. For children whose parents are separating, staying in their usual school environment with their friends and familiar routines can be a source of comfort and support. Being forced to immediately move…
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Feb 2022
Leading cancer doctors are undertaking research that may lead to the most radical shake-up of the NHS breast screening programme since its launch over 30 years ago. Trials have been launched in an effort to remedy long-standing concerns that the system is prone to false alarms and missed diagnoses in some cases. Although…
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