New ovarian cancer drug Niraparib approved for use by NHS Scotland in ‘game changing’ announcement
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New ovarian cancer drug Niraparib approved for use by NHS Scotland in ‘game changing’ announcement

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This article was taken from: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/new-ovarian-cancer-drug-niraparib-13077621 By Paul Ward The new treatment was shown to extend the period of relapse-free time for patients during medical trials. The approval of a new drug to treat ovarian in Scotland has been welcomed by campaigners. The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted Niraparib (Zejula) for use by NHS Scotland for advanced ovarian cancer….

Artificial intelligence as good as human doctors at spotting early signs of blindness
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Artificial intelligence as good as human doctors at spotting early signs of blindness

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This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/08/13/artificial-intelligence-good-human-doctors-spotting-early-signs/ By Sarah Knapton, science editor Artificial intelligence is now as good as human doctors at spotting early signs of blindness, a new collaboration between DeepMind and the NHS has shown. The new a system can spot 50 eye problems including as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease with 94 per cent accuracy and even…

Cancer: one in four too scared to seek medical help over symptom
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Cancer: one in four too scared to seek medical help over symptom

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/12/cancer-survey-britons-avoid-doctors By Denis Campbell Health Editor People with signs of the disease are failing to act, with many worrying they will waste a doctor’s time, a new survey reveals Despite discovering a potential symptom of cancer, half the UK population would not seek medical help with many too afraid that they may be…

Thousands of cancer patients face NHS treatment delays
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Thousands of cancer patients face NHS treatment delays

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/09/thousands-of-cancer-patients-face-nhs-treatment-delays By  Pamela Duncan and Denis Campbell Nearly 10% of patients forced to wait more than two weeks for first appointment with specialist Record numbers of suspected cancer patients are facing delays before starting their treatment amid growing pressure on increasingly overstretched NHS services for the disease. In the 12 months to June, 130,553 people in…

Record 2.2m people required emergency NHS care in July
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Record 2.2m people required emergency NHS care in July

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/09/record-2-million-people-required-emergency-nhs-care-heatwave-july By NHS, Health, Weather, Natural disasters and extreme weather, Hospitals news Heatwave triggers surge in people in England needing help from overloaded NHS A record number of people sought emergency help from the NHS last month as the most intense heatwave since 1976 triggered a surge in people needing medical help. In all…