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22/03/2017 - 11:32
Research conducted by the University of Aberdeen has indicated that women who have taken the oral contraceptive pill are protected against some types of cancer for as long as thirty years.
22/03/2017 - 11:02
The East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (EKHUFT) has been told by Health Eduction England (HEE) that it must transfer more than half of its junior doctors to ensure patient safety because of a lack of consultants to train them.
22/03/2017 - 10:52
A review by the independent HIV Expert Group established by Public Health Wales has concluded that anti-HIV infection drug, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has ‘clear potential to prevent people catching the virus.
21/03/2017 - 11:18
The Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has raised concern over the rise in the number of tooth extractions performed on 0-4 year olds in hospitals in England over the last decade.
21/03/2017 - 10:48
Welsh Health Secretary Vaughan Gething has backed an independent review of the Individual Patient Funding Request (IPFR), which makes decisions on access to treatments that are not routinely available for individual patients.
21/03/2017 - 10:23
Research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has indicted that a protein present in funnel web spider venom could help protect the brain from further injury following a stroke.
21/03/2017 - 09:52
Reading Borough Council has revealed it is reviewing its mental health recovery services in an attempt to find cost savings.
21/03/2017 - 09:29
A study led by the Oxford Vaccine Group at the University of Oxford has tested a new Ebola vaccine which has been found to provide immunity for up to a year after immunisation.
20/03/2017 - 12:09
A new joint report, published by the Local Government Association (LGA) and Public Health England (PHE), has warned that not enough is known about the health and wellbeing of people living in the countryside.
20/03/2017 - 11:06
According to a BBC Panorama investigation, 95 UK councils have had their contract with care firms cancelled because the firms were unable to deliver services under the fees agreed.
20/03/2017 - 10:45
Government plans include measures to ensure NHS whistleblowers are protected against discrimination should they wish to work for the health service
20/03/2017 - 10:20
A report conducted by the Welsh National Assembly Committee has warned that a lack of leadership has led to delays in implementing measures to improve patients nutrition in hospitals.
20/03/2017 - 09:52
Research published in the journal Physical Review Letters has found that the head and tail movement of sperm cells, similar to the fields around magnets, help them travel through fluid to reach the fallopian tubes.
20/03/2017 - 09:20
A report, published in Health Technology, examining the deal between London’s Royal Free Hospital and DeepMind has raised concern that there are serious ‘inadequacies’ with the agreement.
17/03/2017 - 10:56
The Newcastle Fertility Centre has been granted the first licence to offer a fertility treatment to mothers affected by mitochondrial disease.
17/03/2017 - 10:32
New guidance will enable people with heart failure to benefit from longer-lasting battery technology in implantable heart rhythm devices.
17/03/2017 - 10:04
The cost of an NHS prescription in England will increase by 20p to £8.60 from the start of April.
17/03/2017 - 09:51
The CQC has recommended that Medway NHS Foundation Trust should exit special measures after inspections noted significant improvements.
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