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Feb 2021
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved a new treatment for patients with multiple sclerosis. MS is a condition which is caused by the body’s own immune system attacking the nervous system, affecting the spinal cord and brain. Symptoms include blurred vision, difficulties with movement and cognitive impairment. The drug, Zeposia, has been developed for…
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Feb 2021
Data from NHS Digital has revealed that of 207 women with registered learning disabilities in the NHS Leeds CCG area who were eligible for cervical screening, only 68 received the health check in 2019-20 – an update of just 33 per cent compared to 69 per cent among women who did not have a disability.…
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Feb 2021
Research undertaken by scientists at Cambridge University, has broken new ground in understanding the role of a key protein, which is present in the brain and plays several important roles that allow nerve cells to communicate effectively with each other. The protein, alpha-synuclein, causes the disease when it behaves abnormally and forms clumps called Lewy…
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Feb 2021
Bestselling self-development books such as The Four-Hour Work Week (T Ferriss) and Beach Money (J Adler) aim to promote and recommend the freedom and flexibility of working time, and also make a compelling argument for breaking down geographical boundaries of where an employee should work from. The development of technology and improved internet in most…
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Feb 2021
There is no doubt 2020 changed the way we work as a nation and subsequently how we work as a firm. We had to adapt quickly to the new working from home environment, which for the individual meant sourcing an appropriate desk or ironing board, a quiet-ish place to work and being strategically placed close…
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Feb 2021
Ademption is a legal doctrine relating to specific gifts in a will. A specific gift might be of a particular house, possession, or money in bank account. A specific gift in a will is said to adeem or fail if, at the date of death, it no longer exists in the estate of the person…
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