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27/02/2017 - 10:27
George Freeman, policy unit head to Prime Minister Theresa May, has called for a reform of personal independence payments (PIPs), to ensure the benefits are received by individuals who are ‘really disabled’.
24/02/2017 - 11:03
The Government Chief Vet has confirmed new measures to protect poultry farms against avian flu that take a more targeted approach to controlling the disease.
24/02/2017 - 10:36
A study published in Lancet Psychiatry has suggested that deep brain stimulation could be a new way to treat severe anorexia nervosa.
24/02/2017 - 10:05
A study published in Cell, has shown that the pancreas can be triggered to regenerate itself through fasting and could potential prove a viable treatment for diabetes.
24/02/2017 - 09:35
The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has warned over waiting times for patients in Northern Ireland awaiting surgery, after DH statistics showed 55.3 per cent of patients were waiting longer than 13 weeks to be admitted for treatment.
24/02/2017 - 09:23
Analysis by Diabetes UK has advised that NHS England could save £250 million if it improved its diabetes foot care services.
23/02/2017 - 12:00
A study led by the University of Leeds, University of York, and Durham University has indicated that behavioural activation therapy is useful in staving off the development of depression in older people.
23/02/2017 - 11:42
Research from Imperial College London has calculated that eating 10 portions, (or 800g) of fruit and vegetables every day could prevent 7.8 million premature deaths each year.
23/02/2017 - 11:14
Research conducted by Dundee University and Derbyshire Fire and Rescue has warned that its findings suggest smoke alarms may not effectively wake sleeping children.
23/02/2017 - 10:39
The Statistics Authority (UKSA) has called on NHS England and NHS Improvement to rethink current policies that delay publishing official data on accident and emergency waiting times.
23/02/2017 - 10:02
Oxfordshire County Council has criticised NHS proposals to save £200 million, claiming the plans are lacking information.
22/02/2017 - 14:31
Research from Imperial College London has found that the life expectancy gap between men and women in Britain has closed to just 2.8 years.
22/02/2017 - 14:12
More lives have been saved during a trial in which blood plasma was carried on-board the Great North Air Ambulances (GNAA).
22/02/2017 - 12:46
Research produced by Stanford University and published in Nature Communications has indicated that brain scans demonstrating the way teenagers' brains are wired could help predict whether they will develop drug problems in the future.
22/02/2017 - 12:26
According to a US study published in the JAMA and JAMA Internal Medicine, a new hormone treatment for healthy bones could benefit older men with low testosterone but it may also increase their risk of heart problems.
22/02/2017 - 11:24
A new report commissioned by the Council for Disabled Children and the True Colours Trust, has highlighted that the number of disabled children with complex needs has increased dramatically warning that affected families were finding it difficult to access local authority support.
21/02/2017 - 11:39
The launch of NHS Supply Chain’s new surgical instruments framework has outlined the body’s strong commitment to ethical procurement.
21/02/2017 - 10:55
New research suggests from Massachusetts General Hospital has warned that rambling speech could be an indicator of dementia later in life.
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