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18/08/2016 - 09:54
A study carried out by the Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust and the British Thoracic Society has found that hospital deaths from pneumonia has fallen by 14 per cent between 2009 and 2014.
18/08/2016 - 09:28
The Medicines and Healthcare product Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has launched a ‘FakeMeds’ campaign, aimed at warning young adults against the dangers of buying low quality diet pills.
18/08/2016 - 09:14
According to research from University College London (UCL), a particular type of eye test which detects changes at the back of the eyes could identify Parkinson’s disease before its symptoms develop.
18/08/2016 - 08:55
Health bosses have criticised the government’s recently published obesity strategy as ‘watered down’ and a step back from promises which were initially made.
17/08/2016 - 16:01
The childhood obesity strategy for England is expected to include details of a tax on sugary drinks, the BBC has reported.
17/08/2016 - 11:47
According to a study by Prestige Nursing + Care, the annual cost of a care home for elderly people has risen to over £30,000 annually, increasing well above the rate of pensioner incomes.
17/08/2016 - 09:51
Patient safety could be at risk because staff from the EU are not facing tough enough language tests, figures suggest.
17/08/2016 - 09:41
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has been placed in special measures after inspectors deemed it unsafe and poorly-led.
17/08/2016 - 09:34
Public Health England is urging young people starting university or college this Autumn to get a vaccine against meningitis.
16/08/2016 - 10:43
Cambridge County Council has launched a six week consultation to help develop a healthy weight strategy, after figures showed one in five residents were obese.
16/08/2016 - 10:11
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and the Alzheimer’s Society have together appointed actress Carey Mulligan as the first UK Global Dementia Friends Ambassador, as part of a larger aim to renew focus on the programme in England.
16/08/2016 - 10:00
The Patients Association has published a report raising concern over the thousands of patients which have had their operations cancelled on the day of their scheduled surgery.
16/08/2016 - 09:34
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has warned that the continued staff shortages in paediatric departments could mean that the number of units may have to reduce.
16/08/2016 - 09:19
A study published by the University of Cambridge has found that viruses are more dangerous when they infect their host in the morning.
15/08/2016 - 10:22
Data obtained by the Press Association has identified that hundreds of people in the UK have received life saving organs thanks to the generosity of former cancer patients.
15/08/2016 - 10:04
Health experts in Wales have urged the bosses behind dating apps to help tackle the rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
15/08/2016 - 09:52
The General Practitioners Committee (GPC) is set to inform Local Medical Committees (LMCs) on whether or not to ballot the profession on mass resignations, Pulse has said.
15/08/2016 - 09:39
According to a report by Breast Cancer Now and Prostate Cancer UK, NHS patients are missing out on new cancer treatment because health bosses are failing to negotiate better prices for drugs.
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