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15/09/2021 - Surgery delays linked to rise in opioid prescribing
A steep rise in opioid prescriptions since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic may be linked to growing waiting lists, researchers warn today. More
23/08/2021 - Major programme to trace antibody role in virus susceptibility
A new UK COVID antibody surveillance programme will seek to establish the limits of the vaccination programme, it has been announced. More
16/08/2021 - Campaign launched to highlight cancer symptoms
The NHS is to run a campaign this week to persuade the public to ensure they are checked for potential cancer symptoms. More
28/07/2021 - Midlife UK health burden increasing
A large proportion of UK adults in their late 40s have multiple health problems, according to an analysis published today. More
16/07/2021 - Pregnant women urged to get COVID vaccine as restrictions ease
Pregnant women are at risk of developing COVID-19 due to a combination of COVID-19 restrictions easing from next week, an increase of COVID-19 cases and vaccine hesitancy, maternity experts have warned. More
25/06/2021 - Child fever overwhelms emergency departments
Three Royal Colleges have today issued advice for parents concerned about fever in their child after UK hospital emergency departments report being overwhelmed with cases. More
24/05/2021 - Double dose vaccines effective against Indian variant
Double dose vaccination is “highly effective” against the Indian variant of COVID-19 – but not quite as effective as against other variants, British researchers have reported. More
05/05/2021 - Report shines light on childhood asthma care
Health services need to improve the management children with asthma, according to official investigators. More
21/04/2021 - Widen use of general anaesthesia for dying patients?
General anaesthesia should be widely available as part of end of life care, according to a group of British specialists. More
06/04/2021 - Single shot breast cancer treatment approved
The hours that some patients spend receiving breast cancer chemotherapy in hospital is being reduced to five minutes, it has been announced. More
06/04/2021 - Perinatal mental health hubs announced
England is to get 26 hubs to provide support for mothers with mental health problems, it has been announced. More
01/04/2021 - Hospitalised COVID-19 patients face organ damage risk
People discharged from hospital after being treated for COVID-19 are more likely to suffer from multi-organ dysfunction. More
31/03/2021 - Facemasks must continue after lockdown, urge scientists
The UK should continue to require the use of facemasks after other lockdown restrictions are ended, according to an analysis published today. More
08/03/2021 - Gene therapy will save babies at a record cost
A powerful new gene therapy is to be used in the NHS to treat babies with spinal muscular atrophy, making it the most expensive therapy ever to gain official approval, it was announced today. More
23/02/2021 - How UK vaccination is saving many from the virus
The first dose of the first COVID-19 vaccine has cut risk of dying from the virus by three quarters among its first elderly recipients, according to “early data”, released yesterday. More
12/02/2021 - Acupressure backed for severe pregnancy sickness
Women with severe pregnancy sickness can be offered acupressure and antiemetics, according to new official guidance. More
10/02/2021 - Fewer asthma GP visits in lockdown
There was a significant drop in patient visits to GPs about asthma during the first UK lockdown, according to a new analysis. More
29/12/2020 - Gene test will adjust cancer care
The NHS is to fund a high speed genetic test to help improve cancer treatment with fluoropyrimidines, it has been announced. More
18/12/2020 - Prepare patients for "long COVID," doctors told
Doctors should prepare COVID-19 patients for long-term effects, according to guidance published today. More
15/12/2020 - New strain appears in southern third wave
A new strain of SARS-CoV-2 has been linked to the resurgence of the pandemic in southern England, it has been announced. More
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