Half of women ‘will develop dementia or Parkinson’s or have a stroke’
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Half of women ‘will develop dementia or Parkinson’s or have a stroke’

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/01/half-of-women-will-develop-dementia-or-parkinsons-or-have-a-stroke By Sarah Boseley and agencies Third of men and one in two women aged 45 are likely to go on to be diagnosed with one of the conditions, study says One in two women will develop dementia or Parkinson’s disease, or have a stroke, in their lifetime, new research suggests. About a…

Cancer patients to be promised diagnosis within three weeks
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Cancer patients to be promised diagnosis within three weeks

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/10/01/cancer-patients-promised-diagnosis-within-three-weeks/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor Patients who visit the GP with possible signs of cancer will be promised a diagnosis within three weeks, under radical new Government proposals. The new policy will mean millions more patients will be offered CT and MRI scans via mobile units set up in supermarkets and shopping centres across the country….

Nurses pass vote of no confidence in union over pay deal handling
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Nurses pass vote of no confidence in union over pay deal handling

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/sep/30/nurses-pass-vote-of-no-confidence-in-union-over-pay-deal-handling By Mattha Busby Royal College of Nursing council expected to step down after members’ fury over miscommunicated pay rise Royal College of Nursing members angry with their union’s handling of changes to the NHS pay deal have voted to pass a motion of no confidence in the organisation in a unprecedented move amid…

EpiPen users told they can use some devices past normal expiry date
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EpiPen users told they can use some devices past normal expiry date

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45667480 By Alex TherrienHealth reporter, BBC News People with severe allergies have been told they can use their EpiPens past their normal expiry date, amid a continuing shortage of the devices. The medicines regulator said it had agreed to extend the use-by date of some 0.3mg EpiPens by four months. It comes…

NHS should prescribe crash diet replacing meals with shakes and nutrition bars to tackle obesity, scientists say
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NHS should prescribe crash diet replacing meals with shakes and nutrition bars to tackle obesity, scientists say

This article was taken from: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/crash-diet-meal-replacement-lose-weight-healthy-eating-oxford-university-bmj-a8556401.html By Alex Matthews-King Health Correspondent Eating shakes, soups and meal replacement bars for three meals a day helped obese patients lose nearly four times as much weight as those told to eat healthily and cut calories, a study has found. Oxford University researchers have reported “total meal replacement” diets, which restrict participants to just 810 calories per day for eight…