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02/12/2016 - 10:09
A study published in the journal Cell has suggested that Parkinson’s disease may be caused by bacteria living in the gut, indicating new ways of treating the disease, such as drugs to kill the bugs or probiotics.
02/12/2016 - 09:47
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) Cymru has praised Wales for making ‘significant improvements’ in the number of heart patients accessing vital cardiac rehabilitation.
02/12/2016 - 09:33
Figures from Public Health England (PHE) have shown cases of norovirus, or the winter vomiting bug, have increased by 45 per cent compared to the same time last year.
01/12/2016 - 15:42
A leaked report has revealed that a reorganisation of some NHS services in the region is being considered to save £200 million.
01/12/2016 - 15:31
A new survey has suggested that relations between hospital managers and senior doctors are stretched due to financial pressures.
01/12/2016 - 10:58
New guidance from the NICE aims to increase testing in people with undiagnosed HIV in England.
01/12/2016 - 10:49
NICE has recommended that adults with severe asthma should have access to a new drug - mepolizumab.
01/12/2016 - 10:41
Barts Health NHS Trust has awarded a £600 million contract to Serco Group plc for the provision of Soft Facilities Management Services.
01/12/2016 - 10:33
PHE has urged every NHS trust to implement a ban on smoking by patients, staff and visitors across all hospital buildings and grounds.
01/12/2016 - 10:05
Women with cancer in the UK are not being given enough information about fertility options, experts have said.
01/12/2016 - 09:45
The foundations of STPs may be fundamentally flawed, says the latest NHS Financial Temperature Check.
01/12/2016 - 09:29
The organ donation ‘opt-out’ scheme launched in Wales a year ago has resulted in a rise in transplants.
01/12/2016 - 09:20
The General Medical Council has suggested that increasingly heavy workloads are eroding the time that junior doctors have for training.
30/11/2016 - 11:18
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced measure to help more doctors and nurses occupy positions at the most senior levels of NHS.
30/11/2016 - 11:11
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is set to announce a new nursing degree apprenticeship aimed at opening up a career in nursing to more people.
30/11/2016 - 11:00
Public Health England (PHE) has released a statement warning people to take care as cold weather is forecasted across the majority of England.
30/11/2016 - 10:52
A national stroke audit has shown around 9,000 stroke patients per year are missing out on clot retrieval treatments that can prevent disability following a stroke.
30/11/2016 - 10:18
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued draft guidelines recommending that healthy women in England should take pills, ranging from tamoxifen, raloxifene and anastrozole, to cut their risk of breast cancer.
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