Dementia patients restrained with controversial techniques – report
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Dementia patients restrained with controversial techniques – report

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: By Denis Campbell Methods such as raising bed bars and putting walking aids out of reach leave elderly people stressed, says government-funded research Hospital staff are sometimes confining patients with dementia to bed through controversial “containment and restraint” techniques, new government-funded research reveals. The findings, paid for by the National Institute…

Prostate cancer breakthrough as UK team develops more accurate test
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Prostate cancer breakthrough as UK team develops more accurate test

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/apr/22/prostate-cancer-ultrasound-diagnosis-test By Robin McKie Science editor Ultrasound technique overcomes problems with current methods to diagnose the most common cancer in men Scientists have announced the development of a highly accurate and reliable technique for diagnosing prostate cancer. The Dundee University-based team say they have used an ultrasound process called shear wave elastography (SWE)…

Two nurses chosen to help develop ‘new generation of NHS digital tools and services’
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Two nurses chosen to help develop ‘new generation of NHS digital tools and services’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/technology/two-nurses-to-help-develop-new-generation-of-nhs-digital-tools/7024152.article By  STEVE FORD Two nurses have been named as being among those chosen to spend a year working as “clinical informatics fellows” at NHS Digital, in a pioneering new role to boost the use of technology. The four fellows, from a range of care settings and professions, are “pioneering a first…

Scientists hail machine that keeps liver ‘alive’ outside body pre-transplant
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Scientists hail machine that keeps liver ‘alive’ outside body pre-transplant

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.itv.com/news/2018-04-19/scientists-hail-machine-which-keeps-liver-alive-outside-body-pre-transplant/ By ITV News A machine which keeps a liver “alive” outside the body for up to 24 hours before a transplant could have a “transformative effect” on organ waiting lists, scientists have said. The normothermic machine perfusion process maintains the liver at body temperature, supplying it with oxygenated blood, medication…

Being a patient ‘a full-time job’
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Being a patient ‘a full-time job’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43742029 By Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Being a patient is a “full-time job”, say researchers, because more people are likely to have multiple conditions. The Academy of Medical Sciences said doctors were seeing a clustering of different physical and mental health conditions in a single patient never previously seen together before. It means…