The risks behind the hype of stem-cell treatments
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The risks behind the hype of stem-cell treatments

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51006333 By BBC Health news Some private clinics are charging UK patients thousands of pounds for unproven and unregulated treatments using the “healing powers” of stem cells, the BBC has found. And experts are warning some of these “therapies” can cause significant harm. Stem cells can become many types of cells in…

Scientists draw closer to a dementia vaccine
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Scientists draw closer to a dementia vaccine

This article was taken from: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/327396.php#1 By  Tim Newman from Medical News Today Although a vaccine for dementia is a long way down the road, researchers recently made a few tentative steps closer. The authors of a recent study in mice hope that in the coming years, they can move into human trials. Although a…

‘Outdated’ IT leaves NHS staff with 15 different computer logins
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‘Outdated’ IT leaves NHS staff with 15 different computer logins

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-50972123 By BBC Health news IT systems in the NHS are so outdated that staff have to log in to up to 15 different systems to do their jobs. Doctors can find themselves using different logins for everything from ordering x-rays and getting lab results to accessing A&E records and…

Primary schools should team up with care homes so children and elderly can read to each other
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Primary schools should team up with care homes so children and elderly can read to each other

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/20/primary-schools-should-team-care-homes-children-elderly-can/ By Gabriella Swerling, social and religious affairs editor Every primary school should team up with a care home so children and the elderly can read stories to each other to help heal our “divided nation”, Dame Esther Rantzen has said. Dame Esther Rantzen DBE has called for the oldest and…

Testicular cancer: ‘Kinder’ chemotherapy is ‘just as effective’
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Testicular cancer: ‘Kinder’ chemotherapy is ‘just as effective’

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-50972799 By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent Testicular cancer can be treated successfully with fewer rounds of toxic chemotherapy drugs, doctors say. A study on 246 patients, reported in the journal European Urology, showed a single cycle of chemo was just as effective as the standard two cycles. But the…