This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50587608 By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent A new typhoid vaccine works “fantastically well” and is being used to help stop an almost untreatable strain of the infection, doctors say. Cases of the bacterial disease fell by more than 80% in trials, published in the New England Journal of Medicine….
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50658007 By Nick Triggle Health correspondent Patients with mental illnesses are left languishing for months on “hidden” waiting lists by England’s NHS talking therapy service, the BBC can reveal. The service – called Improving Access to Psychological Therapies – provides therapy, such as counselling, to adults with conditions like depression,…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/dec/03/bionic-neurons-could-enable-implants-to-restore-failing-brain-circuits By Ian Sample Science editor Scientists say creation could be used to circumvent nerve damage and help paralysed people regain movement Scientists have created artificial neurons that could potentially be implanted into patients to overcome paralysis, restore failing brain circuits, and even connect their minds to machines. The bionic neurons…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50648325 By Fergus Walsh Medical correspondent People should have their cholesterol level checked from their mid-20s, according to researchers. They say it is possible to use the reading to calculate the lifetime risk of heart disease and stroke. The study, in The Lancet, is the most comprehensive yet to look at…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/02/nhs-winter-crisis-extra-beds-created-by-52-per-cent-of-uk-hospitals By: Denis Campbell Health policy editor BTS says 48% are still using overflow beds introduced for the same period last year More than half of hospitals have opened extra beds to help them cope with the NHS winter crisis amid an influx of patients with potentially fatal breathing problems. Many of the…