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21/04/2017 - 16:44
The Department of Health has announced funding of £55.98 million to ease pressure on emergency departments in time for next winter.
21/04/2017 - 13:01
A study conducted by Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des Produits de Santé (ANSM), France's National Agency for the Safety of Medicines, has warned that a drug given to pregnant women for epilepsy and bipolar disorder caused ‘serious malformations’ in up to 4,100 children.
21/04/2017 - 12:17
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on countries to work together to wipe out viral hepatitis with new global statistics showing 1.34 million people died from the disease in 2015.
21/04/2017 - 11:53
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh, University College London and Imperial College London have identified a key molecule linked to kidney disease in people with diabetes.
21/04/2017 - 11:14
A team of scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) have identified two drugs which block the pathway to brain cell death and prevent neurodegeneration.
21/04/2017 - 10:40
An emergency treatment aimed at saving the lives of people with life-threatening bleeding injuries is to be trialled as across a number of trauma centres as part of a new £1.1 million study by the University of Aberdeen.
21/04/2017 - 10:05
NHS England has announced that leading retailers have agreed to continue voluntarily reducing sales of sugary drinks to 10 percent or less of their total drinks sales within hospitals over the coming year.
20/04/2017 - 12:47
New research by the University of Glasgow and published in the BMJ, has found that cycling to work is associated with a 41 per cent reduction in the risk of a premature death from diseases such as cancer and heart disease.
20/04/2017 - 12:29
Research conducted by the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute and the University of Glasgow found that removing two non-essential amino acids – serine and glycine – could slow tumour growth and prolong survival.
20/04/2017 - 11:37
Obesity Action Scotland (OAS) has called on local government election candidates to commit to transform school meals in Scotland to create a healthy eating culture.
19/04/2017 - 16:04
According to new research from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), teenagers who feel part of a school community and enjoy good relations with their parents and teachers are more likely to perform better academically and lead happier lives.
19/04/2017 - 15:42
British Heart Foundation (BHF) has highlighted that improvements in the number of fatal strokes in Wales but has maintained more research into stroke prevention is still needed.
19/04/2017 - 14:43
A new survey by Shelter has revealed that millions of people in England are suffering mentally because of housing problems.
18/04/2017 - 10:40
NHS Digital has launched a new web platform for the Innovation Scorecard.
18/04/2017 - 10:31
The Royal Hospital for Children in Scotland has launched a babycam initiative aimed at reassuring parents while their newborns are in hospital.
18/04/2017 - 10:13
The Department for International Development (DFID) has announced a £200 million investment into programmes to fight neglected tropical diseases.
18/04/2017 - 09:55
The Victoria Derbyshire programme has highlighted that over 800 UK women are taking legal action against the NHS and the makers of vaginal mesh implants, after come women were left unable to walk as a result of the pain.
18/04/2017 - 09:26
Swansea University's Institute of Life Science is leading research into the trial of bandages which use real-time 5G technology to monitor how a wound is healing and help doctors keep track of patient’s activity levels.
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