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May 2023
A hospital trust has said that a surgical team has carried out a record-breaking number of robotically-assisted prostate removals in a single day. The Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust said 12 prostate cancer patients had radical prostatectomies in one day, after the department had developed a “safe but efficient” way to maximise the number…
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May 2023
A new charity report suggests that delayed health checks among people with diabetes may have contributed to 7,000 more deaths than usual in England last year. The routine checks help cut the risk of serious complications like heart attacks and amputations, and Diabetes UK says too many people are still being “left to go…
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May 2023
Hospitals in England have failed to achieve key targets to tackle the backlogs in cancer care and routine treatment, and waiting times have shown too many patients were still facing long waits at the end of March. The targets were introduced to bring 62-day cancer waits to pre-pandemic levels and to eliminate 18-month waits…
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May 2023
A council in England has issued a warning after several new cases of measles were confirmed, with three known cases in north-east England and one in the North West as verified by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Colin Cox, director of public health for Cumberland Council, said measles, mumps and rubella remained “highly…
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May 2023
Over 1,000 breast cancer patients at a hospital in Derby have been treated under a new scheme which does not use permanent skin markings. Tattoos are commonly used before radiotherapy to ensure accuracy. However, the Royal Derby Hospital is using a new technique called Surface Guided Radiotherapy (SGRT) which does not leave permanent markings.…
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May 2023
The world’s largest human imaging project is set to rescan the bodies and brains of 60,000 volunteers in the UK to find new ways of treating and preventing disease. By investigating how bodies age, the study could help predict those more likely to develop different cancers or dementia, and it has already led to…
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