July 2020
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Vaccines showing promise – but is cholesterol drug the key?
The UK’s Oxford vaccine project is showing promising results in its early stages of human testing, it was reported today. Read more
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Fewer radiotherapy doses safe in long term
Radiotherapy for breast cancer can sometimes be just as effective when given in fewer but larger doses, according to a new UK study. Read more
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Llamas provide anti virus nanobodies
Scientists have turned to llamas to generate a lab-engineered antibody treatment for the COVID-19 virus, it has been announced. Read more
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Gene hope for children’s bone cancer treatment
New genetic discoveries could lead to improved treatments for children with bone cancer – and save more lives. Read more
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Unfit middle-aged facing extra years of bad health
People in their 40s and 50s now are likely to suffer more years of ill health than those now in their 60s and early 70s, a new study has concluded. Read more
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Shame and sorrow as UK’s clinician deaths topped only by Russia
The UK has suffered one of the highest loss rates of health and social care workers from the COVID-19 virus, according to a major global report published today. Read more
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Heart abnormalities revealed in COVID-19 patients
Half of COVID-19 patients who had a heart scan in hospital were diagnosed with abnormalities in their heart function, a study reveals today. Read more
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Different treatment needed for non-smoking lung cancer patients
Lung cancer in non-smokers is a different disease from that found in smokers and is likely to require different treatment, a new study published last night has found. Read more
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Pandemic getting worse – WHO
The COVID-19 pandemic is "getting worse," the World Health Organisation has warned, as the global curve shows little sign of flattening. Read more
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Anger as virus-stricken US quits WHO
A leading medical charity has condemned as "highly irresponsible" the latest steps by US president Donald Trump to leave the World Health Organisation. Read more