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Slow Alzheimer’s diagnoses ‘mean UK patients missing out on experimental treatments’
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Slow Alzheimer’s diagnoses ‘mean UK patients missing out on experimental treatments’

Alzheimer’s Research UK says patients at risk of being left behind as lack of formal or accurate diagnoses closes door to trialsPeople with Alzheimer’s disease are missing out on experimental treatmen...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Man produces sperm from testicular tissue frozen as a child in breakthrough trial
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Man produces sperm from testicular tissue frozen as a child in breakthrough trial

Exclusive: Sperm re-transplant offers hope that boys left infertile by chemotherapy could have biological children one dayIn a groundbreaking fertility trial, a man whose testicular tissue was frozen...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Kirsty, 11, seeks more Kirstys to help raise money for brain tumour research
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Kirsty, 11, seeks more Kirstys to help raise money for brain tumour research

Kent schoolgirl tracks down 10,000 namesakes as part of campaign – but non-Kirstys are welcome to donate tooCalling all Kirstys! A schoolgirl from Tunbridge Wells in Kent is seeking people who share h...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani in critical condition in hospital
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Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani in critical condition in hospital

The long-time champion of Trump and former New York mayor is in hospital, according to his spokesman.

BBC News - UK6 months ago
London schools trialling VR to relieve pupils’ stress
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London schools trialling VR to relieve pupils’ stress

Phase Space pilot programme with NHS mental health trust used to calm anxiety around exams, ADHD and home troublesSchools have begun deploying virtual reality to help pupils cope with stress caused by...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Thousands of cancer patients in England to benefit from new immunotherapy jab
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Thousands of cancer patients in England to benefit from new immunotherapy jab

Injectable pembrolizumab can treat several types of cancer and can be administered in under two minutesThousands of patients across England each year will benefit from a new immunotherapy treatment th...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Tens of thousands of cancer patients to benefit from one-minute NHS jab
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Tens of thousands of cancer patients to benefit from one-minute NHS jab

The NHS is introducing a one-minute jab that could help tens of thousands of cancer patients.

Sky News - UK6 months ago
Sir Alex Ferguson taken to hospital
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Sir Alex Ferguson taken to hospital

Sir Alex Ferguson has been taken to hospital after feeling unwell at Old Trafford before Manchester United's game against Liverpool.

Sky News - UK6 months ago
'Large-scale' street brawl leaves two teenagers in hospital with knife wounds
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'Large-scale' street brawl leaves two teenagers in hospital with knife wounds

Two teenagers are in hospital with knife injuries after a "large-scale" street fight involving 30 young people erupted in Southend, Essex.

Sky News - UK6 months ago
Boy, 15, charged after street brawl leaves two teens with possible life-changing facial injuries
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Boy, 15, charged after street brawl leaves two teens with possible life-changing facial injuries

A 15-year-old boy has been charged after a "large-scale" street fight in Southend left two teenagers in hospital with knife wounds, police have said.

Sky News - UK6 months ago
EastEnders star on the mental health story 'for everyone'
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EastEnders star on the mental health story 'for everyone'

Aaron Thiara has been portraying Ravi Gulati in the soap in a story about complex PTSD.

BBC Entertainment & Arts6 months ago
Zayn Malik cancels US tour and cuts UK dates after hospital bed photo shared
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Zayn Malik cancels US tour and cuts UK dates after hospital bed photo shared

The former One Direction singer has taken to Instagram to update fans as he cuts his world tour dates

BBC Entertainment & Arts6 months ago
Woman denied permanent birth control on NHS wins case with ombudsman
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Woman denied permanent birth control on NHS wins case with ombudsman

Leah Spasova from Oxfordshire fought for 10 years to obtain tubal ligation procedure, while men could get vasectomiesAnalysis: questions over how accessible procedure should beA woman denied a permane...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Woman’s fight for sterilisation raises questions over access to procedure
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Woman’s fight for sterilisation raises questions over access to procedure

Critics say women face unequal treatment but others say tighter controls reflect legitimate medical concernsA psychologist who was denied sterilisation on the NHS has successfully challenged the decis...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Martha’s rule may have saved more than 500 lives in England since 2024
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Martha’s rule may have saved more than 500 lives in England since 2024

Patient safety mechanism which gives patients the right to seek a second opinion having ‘lifesaving impact’, says health secretary‘I am invoking Martha’s rule’: how a woman saved her father from near...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
AI outperforms doctors in Harvard trial of emergency triage diagnoses
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AI outperforms doctors in Harvard trial of emergency triage diagnoses

Researchers say results mark a ‘profound change in technology that will reshape medicine’From George Clooney in ER to Noah Wyle in The Pitt, emergency department doctors have long been popular heroes....

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
UK researchers develop tool to identify people most at risk of obesity-related diseases
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UK researchers develop tool to identify people most at risk of obesity-related diseases

Data tool could help NHS prioritise who gets access to limited weight-loss medication, say scientistsA new tool that can shed light on who is most at risk of obesity-related diseases could help identi...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Trial of non-invasive endometriosis scan boosts hopes for quicker diagnosis
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Trial of non-invasive endometriosis scan boosts hopes for quicker diagnosis

Results suggest radiotracer maraciclatide can ‘light up’ condition on scan and reduce need for investigative surgeryA non-invasive scan for endometriosis has shown promising results in a trial, boosti...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Stress from racism may help explain why black women more likely to die in childbirth, study finds
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Stress from racism may help explain why black women more likely to die in childbirth, study finds

Exclusive: Cambridge research finds socioenvironmental stressors may influence body’s ability to function healthily in pregnancyStress from racism and deprivation could explain why black women are mor...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Earlier specialised care could prevent 10,000 miscarriages a year, UK study finds
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Earlier specialised care could prevent 10,000 miscarriages a year, UK study finds

Charity says starting specialised care after first miscarriage instead of third reduces risk of future lossesGiving women access to specialised care after their first miscarriage could prevent about 1...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago