To read more click on the link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47803496 By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent, BBC News A treatment that has restored the movement of patients with chronic Parkinson’s disease has been developed by Canadian researchers. Previously housebound patients are now able to walk more freely as a result of electrical stimulation to their spines. A quarter of patients have…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/apr/23/nhs-mental-health-patients-locked-in-secure-ward-rehabilitation-years By Sarah Marsh at The Guardian Guardian finds many people confined far from families, sometimes for decades A patient locked in a secure ward for more than 21 years is among hundreds of people with mental health problems being kept in what one MP has called “old-style asylums” in NHS hospitals, an investigation can…
This article was taken from: https://inews.co.uk/news/health/skipping-breakfast-increase-heart-disease-risk-health-news/ By Florence Snead at I News UK More than half of participants said they ate breakfast every day Skipping breakfast on a regular basis could be linked to an increased risk of dying from heart disease, research suggests. The decision to shun the meal is also a behavioural marker for unhealthy lifestyle habits, the study…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/apr/22/nhs-end-non-disclosure-agreements-vows-matt-hancock Health secretary says staff should not have to compromise their job for patient safety The health secretary has vowed to end the use of non-disclosure agreements that prevent would-be NHS whistleblowers speaking out. Matt Hancock said he wants more people to feel they can “put their head above the parapet”, and described settlement…
This article was taken: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-46946182 By Sarah Portlock BBC News Homeless people face various challenges: where to find the next meal; where to seek shelter on a cold night; how to protect themselves from the threat of violence. A specialist service in Birmingham is trying to make life easier for them in one specific area – where…