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25/05/2017 - 11:34
New research, conducted by the University of Liverpool, University College London (UCL), University of Gdansk and INSERM Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, has highlighted that the UK’s aged social care must grow by 25 per cent within 10 years to meet increasing needs.
25/05/2017 - 10:25
Members of the Critical Care Outreach Team at East Kent Hospitals are using social media to help them care for vulnerable patients.
25/05/2017 - 10:14
A team of researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine has found that the majority of fitness tracking devices do not report accurate data on energy expenditure, or calories burned.
25/05/2017 - 10:01
Research conducted by the Universities of Edinburgh and Southampton has suggested that drinking coffee may help to protect people from the most common form of primary liver cancer.
25/05/2017 - 09:42
The board at NHS Shetland have agreed that patients travelling to Aberdeen to attend appointments will still be able to fly, after previously planning to use ferry trips to cut costs.
24/05/2017 - 11:39
New research from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO) has shown that carrying fat around your middle could be as good an indicator of cancer risk as body mass index (BMI).
24/05/2017 - 10:42
A paper published in the Journal of Endocrinology, has indicated that Vitamin D supplementation combined with good sleeping habits may help manage pain-related diseases.
24/05/2017 - 10:29
Research carried out at Gloucester Royal Hospital has concluded that GPs should offer opportunistic sexual health testing to young patients attending routine appointments.
24/05/2017 - 10:15
The British Medical Association (BMA) has sent its deepest sympathies to families affected by the terrorist bombing in Manchester and praised the rapid response of the NHS and emergency services.
23/05/2017 - 12:37
A new study from King’s College London and Duke University has shown that living in a city could significantly increase young people’s vulnerability to psychotic experiences.
23/05/2017 - 12:14
A large-scale study carried out by the University of Exeter has indicated that having a high blood platelet count is a strong predictor of cancer and should be urgently investigated to save lives.
23/05/2017 - 11:57
An investigation by File on 4 has revealed that police recorded 1,200 assaults between residents living at care homes between 2014 and 2016.
23/05/2017 - 11:29
A new report by the World Cancer Research Fund has indicated that consuming just on alcoholic drink per day can increase the risk of developing breast cancer.
23/05/2017 - 10:53
Over half of Northumberland's care homes have not signed contracts with the county council in a row over money, the BBC has reported.
22/05/2017 - 10:59
New rules have come into force which mean cigarettes and tobacco must be sold in plain green packets and carry graphic health warnings.
22/05/2017 - 10:35
G2M (Gateway2Medicine), a joint initiative between the University of Aberdeen and North East Scotland College, gives promising students who might have faced barriers applying for medical school the experience and qualifications they need.
22/05/2017 - 10:03
The Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is being investigated following the deaths of up to 20 patients at one of its mental health units.
22/05/2017 - 09:43
The first high energy proton beam therapy system to be installed in the UK has arrived at The Rutherford Cancer Centre, in Newport, South Wales.
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