Oncology & Cancer
I've just been diagnosed with cancer, now what?
In one pivotal instant your life has changed and there will be no turning back. How will you accept, adjust and adapt to being "someone who has cancer"?
Sep 21, 2023
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Page 3 - News tagged with national health service
Genetics
Whole genome sequencing could transform the management of health care-associated infections
An economic model by bioinformatics company Genpax published in Microbial Genomics concludes that in England the National Health Service (NHS) could save close to £0.5bn and prevent 1,200 avoidable deaths, and the US health ...
Aug 23, 2023
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Surgery
Examining how breast size affects women's attitudes to exercise
Women with larger breasts tend to exercise less frequently and avoid high-intensity exercise and a new study has found much improved participation in recreational group exercises after breast reduction surgery.
Aug 18, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New kidney function equation may reduce health disparities, improve access to heart failure therapy
Physician-scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine recently conducted a large-scale analysis to assess the impact of a newly introduced equation used to evaluate one's ...
Aug 15, 2023
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Health
UK accuses striking doctors of harming patients
Hospital doctors in England on Friday launched their latest walkout as the government said their strike to demand a 35-percent pay increase served "only to harm patients".
Aug 11, 2023
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Health
Senior doctors in England stage rare walk out
English hospitals were braced Thursday for the latest doctors' strike to hit the state-run health service, with managers warning it will leave "routine care virtually at a standstill".
Jul 20, 2023
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Health
Condition critical? Britain's beloved but battered National Health Service turns 75
It's unusual to throw a birthday party for a health care system, but that's exactly what the U.K. did for the National Health Service, a beloved but increasingly creaky institution that turned 75 on Wednesday.
Jul 5, 2023
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Health
UK govt vows huge recruitment drive for England health service
The National Health Service (NHS) in England will get more than 300,000 staff under a new plan announced by the government on Friday to deal with a chronic shortage of doctors and nurses.
Jun 30, 2023
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Medications
Psychedelic medicine is on its way, but it's not 'doing shrooms with your shrink.' What you need to know
Many people in Australia, including psychiatrists, were surprised when earlier this year the medicines regulator down-scheduled MDMA, known colloquially as ecstasy, and psilocybin, from magic mushrooms.
Jun 29, 2023
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Health
Research links isolation in old age to negative health outcomes
For many, keeping up with a brimming email inbox has become a chore. But for older adults, access to tools such as email and texting may help them stay socially engaged and reduce their chances of developing dementia. Or ...
Jun 21, 2023
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