This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47077553 By Dominic HughesHealth correspondent, BBC News Patients are being encouraged to have regular medicine reviews with their pharmacist or GP. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) says this could improve patient care, cut waste and save the NHS money. It says reviews are especially important for those who are taking 10 or…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47059079 By BBC Health news Scientists say they have designed a jelly-like pill that inflates to the size of a ping-pong ball when it reaches the stomach, and could be used to monitor tumours or ulcers. The soft, squishy device was inspired by the puffer fish, which inflates quickly like a…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47058069 By Fergus Walsh Medical correspondent An 11-year-old has become the first NHS patient to receive a therapy that uses the body’s own cells to fight cancer. Yuvan Thakkar, who has a form of leukaemia, was given the personalised treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), in London, after conventional cancer treatments failed….
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47028072 By BBC Health news GPs with patients who have a persistent sore throat, combined with shortness of breath, trouble swallowing or earache, should consider cancer as the cause, according to new research. Currently, it is recommended patients with persistent hoarseness or an unexplained neck lump are investigated for throat or…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47051031 By BBC Health news NHS trusts could “quickly run out of vital medicine” in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the chief executive of a leading hospital group has warned. Dr David Rosser of University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) said that, despite NHS stockpiling, shortages would likely occur due to “unprecedented”…