Children struggle to hold pencils due to too much tech, doctors say

Children struggle to hold pencils due to too much tech, doctors say

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/25/children-struggle-to-hold-pencils-due-to-too-much-tech-doctors-say By Amelia Hill Guardian News Children need opportunities to develop hand strength and dexterity needed to hold pencils Children are increasingly finding it hard to hold pens and pencils because of an excessive use of technology, senior paediatric doctors have warned. An overuse of touchscreen phones and tablets is preventing children’s finger muscles…

Mini tumours grown in lab are breakthrough for medicine tests

Mini tumours grown in lab are breakthrough for medicine tests

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/mini-tumours-grown-in-lab-are-breakthrough-for-medicine-tests-11262358 By Thomas Moore, Science Correspondent The tests could tell doctors which treatment would be most effective, and avoid putting patients through unnecessary suffering. Scientists have successfully grown mini versions of patients’ tumours in a lab – and then tested them against dozens of drugs to find the best possible treatment. The…

Doctors blocked by ‘arbitrary’ visa rules from taking up NHS jobs

Doctors blocked by ‘arbitrary’ visa rules from taking up NHS jobs

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/doctors-blocked-by-arbitrary-visa-rules-from-taking-up-nhs-jobs-11222690 By Paul Kelso, Health Correspondent Clinicians, hospital trusts and recruitment agencies say rules are preventing the NHS filling thousands of vacant doctors posts. Fully-qualified foreign doctors are being prevented from taking up NHS jobs because of “arbitrary” visa rules which critics say are exacerbating the crisis in the health service….

NHS doctor: ‘We are appalled by our own care’

NHS doctor: ‘We are appalled by our own care’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/nhs-frontline-doctor-reveals-reality-of-overstretched-hospitals-11194127 By  Sky News The NHS has reached breaking point, with up to 55,000 non-urgent operations cancelled as doctors attempt to treat patients. A London doctor tells Sky News what it is like to work in an overstretched NHS hospital where he says medics are desperately trying to treat hundreds of…

Doctors praise plan for organ donor presumed consent in England

Doctors praise plan for organ donor presumed consent in England

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/05/doctors-praise-plan-for-organ-donor-presumed-consent-in-england By: Denis Campbell Health policy editor Proposal announced in Theresa May’s Tory conference speech is ‘fantastic news’ for people awaiting transplants Transplant doctors and health charities have praised Theresa May’s decision to change how organ donation works in England in an attempt to provide more hearts, kidneys and livers for patients…