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Four-year delay for patients' digital records
An electronic system for patients' records will not be introduced to every NHS Trust in England until 2014-15 - four years later than planned - a public spending watchdog said today.
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Hope for psoriasis sufferers
Friday, 16 May 2008
A dramatic advance in the treatment of psoriasis, the debilitating skin condition which affects more than one million people in the UK, was announced by scientists yesterday.
Meningitis: defeated at last?
Thursday, 15 May 2008
The annual scourge of deaths and severe illness caused by meningitis could be consigned to the history books after scientists announced startling results from trials of a potential vaccine.
Hospital patients reveal the ups and downs of NHS in biggest survey yet
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
The biggest survey of patients admitted to hospitals in England has found a chasm separates the best NHS trusts from the worst.
How each hospital scored
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
Beta blockers cost more lives than they save, study claims
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
At least 800,000 deaths may have been caused worldwide in the past decade by preventive drugs which are routinely given to patients undergoing surgery to reduce the risk of heart attacks, researchers said yesterday.
Antidepressants may help body fight HIV and cancer
Monday, 12 May 2008
Antidepressant drugs may help the immune system fight serious illness, research suggests. They enhance the activity of natural killer cells, key elements of the immune system, and could help the body combat infections such as HIV, and even cancer
Breast vs bottle: the new battleground
Sunday, 11 May 2008
Efforts to encourage more women to breastfeed are being threatened by "aggressive" lobbying directed at the Government by the baby milk manufacturing industry, campaigners warned yesterday.
Incubators may be linked to higher risk of cot death
Sunday, 11 May 2008
Life-saving incubators may cause babies to die later from cot death, startling new research suggests.
Spending sprees plunge mental health patients into chronic debt
Sunday, 11 May 2008
People with mental health problems are three times more likely to be debt-ridden than the general population as personal borrowing reaches record levels in the UK.
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