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May 2022
New figures show that breast cancer cases detected through routine screening fell by nearly 44 per cent during the first year of the Covid pandemic. Information from Public Health Scotland snowed that 1,006 cases were detected by breast screening in 2020-2021, compared with 1,724 in the previous year. Routine screening was paused in March…
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May 2022
A Bristol hospital is believed to be the first centre in the world to implant the smallest device into a brain to reverse the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Surgeons at Southmead Hospital used a tiny deep brain stimulation (DBS) device to override abnormal brain-cell firing patterns caused by the condition. There is currently…
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May 2022
Patient groups are warning that major differences in the rate of foot amputations for people with diabetes in England are becoming increasingly concerning. Amputations which are linked to diabetes are a sign patients have not received adequate care, as poorly controlled diabetes increases the risk of foot infections and ulcers. Government data has…
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May 2022
A leading pharmacist has said that a change in the law could help with the shortage in medication to ease menopause symptoms. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) eases symptoms such as low mood, anxiety and hot flushes, but demand is currently outstripping supply. Dr Geraldine McCaffrey, a member of the Welsh National Board of…
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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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