___________________________________________ Welcome to this week’s myHSN Week in Health – a round-up of the biggest health news this week, and what it means for you _____________________________________________ Millions more in the UK should take statins Ambulances reach 999 calls in 90 minutes Junior doctors to strike Artificial pancreas for type 1 diabetics Record numbers waiting for cancer care _____________________________________________ Millions […]
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_____________________________________________ Welcome to the myHSN research round-up, where we have selected some of our favourite groundbreaking papers from the previous year. Read on to find out what has happened, why it’s happened, and most importantly, how it will affect you. _____________________________________________ Do COVID vaccines cause miscarriage? Can Vitamin D help prevent diabetes? Can Ketamine help […]
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___________________________________________ Prime minister, Rishi Sunak, laid out yesterday his five plans for the UK. For us, the health service, he pledges: “NHS waiting lists will fall and people will get the care they need more quickly.” This announcement conveniently comes on the same day a man was forced to carry his grandfather, who was in […]
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Here are five of the most interesting new research papers published over the Christmas and New Year period: 1. Spontaneous baby movements have a purpose Seemingly random movements in newborns are important for the development of coordinated sensorimotor system. Detailed motion capture of newborns and infants was combined with a musculoskeletal computer model, enabling researchers […]
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What? A group of French scientists set out to investigate the use of artificial sweeteners in our food and drink and in turn, their effect on the heart. Sweeteners are popular with patients who suffer from diabetes, or dieters, who utilise them as a sugar substitute. This can be to reduce sugar intake to prevent […]
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Rounding up some of the most interesting recent health research to kick start the festive period! 1. Discovery could explain why women are more likely to get Alzheimer’s Scientists at Scripps Research and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found a clue to the molecular cause of Alzheimer’s which may also explain why […]
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_____________________________________________ Welcome to this week’s myHSN Week in Health – a round-up of the biggest health news this week, and what it means for you _____________________________________________ National lung cancer screening in the UK gets green light Life-extending treatment made available for advanced gastrointestinal cancer Largest nursing strike in NHS history announced GPs to access tests […]
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___________________________________________ Welcome to this week’s myHSN Week in Health – a round-up of the biggest health news this week, and what it means for you _____________________________________________ GPs to get access to cancer diagnosis tools Vaccine breakthrough extends survival for brain cancer patients COVID treatment menu is slimmed down Funding for diagnosis hubs speeds up scan results ‘6000 more GPs’ […]
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On 16.11.22 NHS England announced this new service: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2022/11/nhs-gives-gp-teams-direct-access-to-tests-to-speed-up-cancer-diagnosis/ What All GPs in England will now be able to refer suspected cancer patients for tests without them first having to see a specialist under an NHS initiative designed to speed up diagnosis. The scheme, which starts this month, will let family doctors send patients […]
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The myHSN Week in Health #8: Cancer breakthrough, new COVID/flu test and ambulance workers on strike
___________________________________________ Welcome to this week’s myHSN Week in Health – a round-up of the biggest health news this week, and what it means for you _____________________________________________ Genetic test predicts heart disease risk New immunotherapy approved for breast cancer Personalised cancer treatment breakthrough Ambulance service confirms winter strike dates 2-in-1 COVID & flu test gets green light _____________________________________________ Genetic test […]
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