_____________________________________________ 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 _____________________________________________ Nurses vote for strike action Lab-grown blood transfusion is world-first Pacemaker implanted with ‘no leads’ Magic mushrooms effective in severe depression NHS offers life-changing bionic arm to all amputees _____________________________________________ Nurses vote for […]
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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 _____________________________________________ Bowel cancer screening works, but only for a few Scottish midwives announce historic strike Thinking about private blood tests? Think again. Coffey out, Barclay back in as Health Secretary […]
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_____________________________________________ Welcome to this week’s edition of the myHSN week in health – five of the biggest and most important health stories this week, and what they mean for you. NHS tech merger to cut the bloat Laser therapy hailed as epilepsy breakthrough First £100k to victims of infected blood scandal UK-wide patient study needs your […]
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_____________________________________________ Welcome to this week’s edition of the myHSN week in health, five of the biggest and most important health stories this week, and what they mean for you. _____________________________________________ Health Secretary gives out antibiotics to her friends Vaccine for cancer by ‘2030s’ COVID still on the rise Cut ‘unnecessary red tape’ to get more […]
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First-ever amber alert issued by NHS Blood and Transplant over blood supplies as they fall critically low (on 12.10.22). Why? Blood supplies have fallen critically low, forcing the NHS department that manages donations to declare its first-ever amber alert status. https://www.blood.co.uk/news-and-campaigns/news-and-statements/amber-alert-issued-on-blood-stocks-existing-o-neg-and-o-pos-donors-asked-to-make-appointments/ What NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) said overall blood stocks in the health service […]
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Why? What is the menopause? Menopause is the stage in a woman’s life when her periods cease. Menopause typically occurs between the ages of 45 and 50 years. But it can come earlier. In fact 1 in 100 women enter the menopause under 40 years. The cross-party All-Party Parliamentary Group on Menopause (APPG) has published […]
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In the BMJ this week, Prof Trisha Greenhalgh and colleagues have looked into the size of the long COVID problem in this article. This summarises their findings. Why? What is long COVID? There is no internationally agreed clinical definition (or clear treatment pathway) of long COVID. But many consider that if COVID symptoms last longer […]
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Guest writer Dr Jen Waters – our resident A+E Consultant and Head of myHSN Strategy Team. Welcome to this week’s myHSN Week in Health. James is resting his keyboard this week, so I’m bringing you a round up of some of the health developments that you may not have seen. Senior hospital leaders express concern […]
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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 _____________________________________________ COVID infections on the rise Calcium for adults increases bone strength Junior doctors announce strike vote Vaping ‘probably’ more harmful than we think UK winning the fight against Monkeypox […]
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_____________________________________________ Welcome to the myHSN Week in Health – the biggest and most important health news stories this week, why they’re important, and how they affect you. _____________________________________________ £500m funding for social care Weight loss drug cuts diabetes risk Herpes virus fights cancer Immunotherapy for melanoma COVID cases on the rise _____________________________________________ The Week in… […]
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