Cervical screening error: More women affected
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Cervical screening error: More women affected

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46520943 By BBC Health news An additional 3,591 women have not received information about NHS cervical cancer screening, it has emerged. Capita, the company contracted to send out the screening invitations, made the discovery while investigating an administrative error already known to have affected 40,000 women in England. NHS England says there…

Men at risk of prostate cancer could be spared needless surgery
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Men at risk of prostate cancer could be spared needless surgery

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This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/12/men-risk-prostate-cancer-could-spared-needless-surgery/ By  Laura Donnelly, health editor Men at risk of prostate cancer will be spared needless biopsies and surgery under new guidance for the NHS. Instead, those with suspected disease will be asked to undergo MRI scans, which could allow one quarter of cases to be given the all-clear without further tests. Research…

‘Weigh-ins help prevent piling on pounds at Christmas’
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‘Weigh-ins help prevent piling on pounds at Christmas’

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46481137 By  Laurel Ives, From BBC Health Regular weigh-ins at home, plus simple weight-loss tips, could prevent people from piling on the pounds at Christmas, according to a new study. The Universities of Birmingham and Loughborough divided 272 volunteers into two groups. The “intervention” group weighed themselves regularly. They were also given information…

Pollution and flu bring steep rise in lung-related illnesses
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Pollution and flu bring steep rise in lung-related illnesses

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/dec/09/steep-rise-lung-related-illness-hospitals-nhs By Jamie Doward, at the Guardian News Shortage of specialists adds to worries that surge in respiratory diseases is putting pressure on A&Es Accident and emergency departments have seen attendances due to lung-related illnesses almost double in under a decade as increasingly virulent flu strains and a rise in air…

Push for more take-up of flu vaccine before Christmas
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Push for more take-up of flu vaccine before Christmas

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46482988 By BBC Health news Public Health England (PHE) is urging pregnant women and those over 65 to get the flu jab, after a fall in take-up compared to this time last year. PHE said it was best to get the jab ahead of Christmas, before flu typically starts to circulate….