NHS England faces permanent winter as it falls behind performance targets again
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NHS England faces permanent winter as it falls behind performance targets again

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-46377953 By Paul Kelso, health correspondent Statistics show performance against key targets in the summer months of 2018 were worse than every winter between 2011 and 2015. NHS England fell further behind its performance targets this summer despite hospitals seeing, treating, admitting and discharging more patients than ever. Statistics show performance against…

Type 2 diabetes: NHS to offer 800-calorie diet treatment
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Type 2 diabetes: NHS to offer 800-calorie diet treatment

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46363869 By BBC Health news Thousands of people with type 2 diabetes in England are to be prescribed a very low-calorie diet in the hope of reversing their condition. Under the pilot they will be restricted to 800 calories a day, in the form of soups and shakes, for three months. …

UK meets global HIV targets as diagnoses keep falling
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UK meets global HIV targets as diagnoses keep falling

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46376123 By BBC Health news HIV diagnoses are continuing to fall in the UK as it meets UN targets on diagnosis, treatment and transmission for the first time, according to a report from Public Health England. It said there was no doubt prevention efforts to end the HIV epidemic were working….

Gene therapy eases Parkinson’s symptoms by rewiring parts of the brain
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Gene therapy eases Parkinson’s symptoms by rewiring parts of the brain

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2186723-gene-therapy-eases-parkinsons-symptoms-by-rewiring-parts-of-the-brain/ By Alice Klein A gene therapy treatment for Parkinson’s disease appears to relieve symptoms by rewiring the brain circuits involved in movement. People with Parkinson’s disease have tremors and muscle stiffness that are caused by overstimulation of a brain area called the subthalamic nucleus, which is responsible for coordinating the brain’s…

Mental health and pain problems could be better understood through AI
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Mental health and pain problems could be better understood through AI

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.standard.co.uk/futurelondon/health/dr-chris-eccleston-on-ai-in-mental-health-and-pain-a3998406.html By Jessica Taylor There are around 740 million people living in Europe today. About 140 million of those people are living in chronic pain, according to pain specialist Dr Chris Eccleston of Bath University. Dr Eccleston is known in his field for researching how the human brain processes pain and the…