This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/27/parkinsons-patients-tube-implant-study-drug-delivery-system By Press Association New drug-delivery system could also be used to treat brain tumours and strokes People with Parkinson’s disease have been fitted with an implant that can deliver drugs directly to the brain through a port in the side of their head, in a pioneering study. The device was…
This article was taken from: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/health-minister-nhs-must-lead-the-world-in-genomic-healthcare By Department of Health and Social Care The government will today announce a new National Genomic Healthcare Strategy and measures to improve services for people with rare diseases. The government will today announce a new National Genomic Healthcare Strategy to ensure the UK is able to offer a predictive, preventative and…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47359416 By Louis Lee RayBBC Victoria Derbyshire programme The NHS must change the way it assesses eating disorders to take account of a link with autism, a research charity has said. Autistica said findings suggested one in five women presenting to UK clinics with anorexia may also have autism and tailored therapy…
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/26/one-10-40s-has-diabetes-amid-doubling-numbers-condition/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor One in ten people over 40 now has diabetes, amid a doubling in the numbers suffering the condition within two decades, new figures show. The research by Diabetes UK suggests that by 2030, around 5.5 million people will be suffering from the condition, which is fuelled by obesity. The…
This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190222-the-ingenious-new-tricks-to-beat-disease By Adrienne Bernhard According to the World Health Organization, so-called Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) affect more than one billion people and cost developing economies billions of dollars every year. Populations living in poverty, without adequate sanitation and in close contact with infectious vectors such as livestock are most affected by these…