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UK sickle cell patients ‘get worse care than sufferers of similar disorders’

Study commissioned by NHS finds that sickle cell disease care lags behind that for conditions such as cystic fibrosis

The Guardian - UK

Breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs rejected for use on the NHS. Here’s how they work

Scientists and doctors remain divided on the targeted antibody drugs that slow down the early stages of Alzheimer’s

The Independent UK

New scanner used for brain tumour patients trialled in world-first

The team of doctors and scientists involved will scan glioblastoma patients undergoing chemotherapy after surgery and chemoradiotherapy.

The Independent UK

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How do the new antibody drugs for Alzheimer’s disease work?

Donanemab and lecanemab are antibodies that slow down the early stages of Alzheimer’s.

Evening Standard

Scandal-hit nursing regulator wrongly approved hundreds of nurses to work in UK, damning report reveals

Fraudulent applications from centres in India, Nigeria and Pakistan were approved by the watchdog in error

The Independent UK

Repeated failings by the nursing regulator demand a new approach

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: No stranger to oversight errors, the Nursing and Midwifery Council has now been revealed to have allowed hundreds of underqualified or fraudulently qualified nurses to work in Britain. Wes Streeting should now draft in his predecessor to assist in rooting them out

The Independent UK

Alzheimer’s drugs rejected for NHS because benefits ‘too small’ to justify cost

Donanemab and lecanemab are targeted antibody drugs that slow down the early stages of Alzheimer’s.

Evening Standard

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‘Pioneering’ technology to be used on UK brain tumour patients in world-first

The scanner could be used to track brain cancer spread and lead to improved treatment for patients, researchers say

The Independent UK

Warning over UK’s ‘toxic air’ which will be linked to 30,000 deaths this year

Air pollution is a ‘public health crisis’ costing taxpayers up to £50bn a year, warns Royal College of Physicians

The Independent UK

What’s behind the global surge of new Covid variant XFG – and should you get vaccinated?

WHO data shows ‘Stratus’ was a fastest growing variant in May to June

The Independent UK

GPs to comb patient records to spot early signs of killer disease

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The Independent UK

Why your doctor may not have given you the best advice for your lower back pain

Treating lower back pain is enormously expensive. In the UK it’s estimated to cost the NHS around £3.2 billion a year. So, ensuring patients get the right treatment is critical.

The Conversation

MP outrage at NHS over 'unfair' closure of only maternity unit in London borough with highest birthrate

Exclusive: Campaigners have warned that shutting Barking Birth Centre puts women at risk

Evening Standard

People at high risk of pancreatic cancer to be tested by NHS before symptoms show

More than half of people die within three months of being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Rabies: What are the symptoms and how to get a vaccine?

Rabies is nearly always fatal, but post-exposure treatment is very effective if given quickly.

The Guardian - UK

NHS nurse ordered to remove ‘antisemitic’ watermelon video call background launches legal action

Exclusive: Whipps Cross hospital objected to fruit that is symbol of Palestine amid censorship of flag

The Independent UK

Starmer refuses to step in to delay final Commons vote on assisted dying

Prime minister risks angering MPs after more than 50 Labour backbenchers had called for more time to scrutinise Kim Leadbeater’s bill

The Independent UK

GPs to contact patients with key warning signs of pancreatic cancer

GPs and their teams will look for people over 60 who may have signs of the cancer, such as a recent diagnosis of diabetes and sudden weight loss.

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The Independent UK

Vanessa Feltz show hit by hundreds of Ofcom complaints over ‘selfish mothers’ breastfeeding remark

Designer Karen Millen said that feeding children breast milk past six months was an ‘addiction’ and ‘weird’

Evening Standard

170 patients harmed as a result of cyber attack

More than 10,000 appointments were cancelled at the two London NHS trusts that were worst affected.

Evening Standard

Petition for cancer treatment to be funded reaches 46,000 signatories

The cancer charity Planets is leading the campaign for the treatment, known as selective internal radiation therapy, to be made available on the NHS.

The Guardian - UK

UK Home Office tells parents their children should return to Brazil alone

While Ana Luiza Cabral Gouveia and Hugo Barbosa can remain, letter says sons, 11 and eight, must go back to Brazil

The Guardian - UK

Overseas-trained dentists working in McDonald’s as millions lack NHS care

MPs urged to slash bureaucracy preventing dentists from abroad plugging huge gaps in dental care

The Independent UK

NHS launches new drive to find more people with deadly pancreatic cancer

GPs and their teams will look for people over 60 who may have signs of the cancer, such as a recent diagnosis of diabetes and sudden weight loss.

The Independent UK

Growth in nurse numbers declines amid slowdown in international recruitment

The Nursing and Midwifery Council has published its annual review of nursing numbers in the UK.

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