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Aug 2021
A bid has been launched to fund a medical trial of a cannabis-based mouth spray in treatment of the most aggressive form of brain tumour. Researchers are looking into the use of cannabinoid-containing Sativex alongside chemotherapy treatment against recurrent glioblastoma. Around 2,200 patients are diagnosed with this type of brain tumour each year…
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Aug 2021
Scientists are currently working on an artificial-intelligence system which is thought to be capable of diagnosing dementia after a single brain scan, and may also be able to predict whether the condition will remain stable for a length of time, gradually deteriorate or need immediate treatment. The researchers involved in the trial say earlier diagnoses…
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Aug 2021
Estimates based on Public Health England data and GP records suggest hundreds of thousands of pregnant women have not had the jab, as the number of mums-to-be in hospital with the virus rises. In the last twelve weeks, 171 pregnant women with the virus needed hospital treatment, but none had received both jabs. In a…
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Aug 2021
Around 3,000 people died as a result of being given blood products containing hepatitis C and HIV during the 1970s and 1980s. Lord Clarke, conservative health minister between 1882 and 1985 and health secretary between 1988 and 1990, is the first senior health minister from the period to testify during the inquiry into the scandal.…
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Aug 2021
Regulators have warned that there has been an increase in the sale of inaccurate infrared thermometers in the UK, advising that people should check before they buy. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has said the Covid pandemic has created an increased demand for devices that screen for a raised temperature, advising that accurate…
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Aug 2021
A review into the work of a locum consultant radiologist has identified “major discrepancies” affecting 12 cases so far. The doctor worked at hospitals run by the Northern Health Trust in Northern Ireland between July 2019 and February 2020. Dr Seamus O’Reilly, chair of the review steering group, said of the findings “We believe there…
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