Pink drink’ brain cancer treatment rolled out across NHS could save thousands of lives
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Pink drink’ brain cancer treatment rolled out across NHS could save thousands of lives

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This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/pink-drink-brain-cancer-treatment-rolled-out-across-nhs-could-save-thousands-of-lives-11718796 By Inzamam Rashid, news reporter The treatment has been available in some NHS hospitals but will now be available in every neurological centre in England. A “pink drink” that allows surgeons to target brain tumours by making them glow under blue light has been rolled out across the NHS….

Rural lifestyles drive the global obesity epidemic, report warns
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Rural lifestyles drive the global obesity epidemic, report warns

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This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/05/09/rural-lifestyles-drive-global-obesity-epidemic-report-warns/ By Sarah Newey  Rural lifestyles are a major driver of the global obesity epidemic, contradicting the commonly held view that growing waist-lines are an urban problem, experts have warned. Rates of obesity have nearly tripled since 1975, with urbanisation often attributed as the cause. But in a study of body-mass…

Funding released to help rough sleepers living with mental illness
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Funding released to help rough sleepers living with mental illness

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This article was taken from: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/funding-released-to-help-rough-sleepers-living-with-mental-illness By Department of Health and Social Care Adults who are sleeping rough and living with mental illness or substance misuse will benefit from £1.9 million funding to improve their access to vital healthcare. The Health and Social Care Secretary has announced that £1.9 million will be given to councils…

NHS launches prescription bikes to tackle heart disease
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NHS launches prescription bikes to tackle heart disease

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This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/nhs-launches-prescription-bikes-to-tackle-heart-disease-11714651 By Sky News NHS patients in Wales will now be able to get a prescription for town bikes in an attempt to cut the risk of death from heart disease. GPs in Cardiff will be trialling the bike share scheme in what is the first of its kind in the…

MS patients offered new drug on the NHS in ‘landmark moment’
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MS patients offered new drug on the NHS in ‘landmark moment’

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This article was taken from: https://inews.co.uk/news/health/ms-drug-nhs-ocrelizumab-patients-hope/ By Paul Gallagher at I news Ocrelizumab is the first and only treatment that can slow disability progression in this type of MS, where symptoms gradually worsen. The first ever treatment for early primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) will be made available on the NHS, a decision branded a “landmark moment” by…