This article was taken from: https://t.co/AoMGz7TJhZ By BBC health news Younger women with a family history of breast cancer should receive annual screenings to pick up the disease earlier, a charity says. Breast Cancer Now funded a study which found cancers were detected sooner when 35 to 39-year-olds at risk had annual mammograms. NHS screening often…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47144718 By Owain ClarkeBBC Wales health correspondent The head of a new NHS academy believes it can be a “game changer” in training more radiologists to meet a shortfall in Wales. Technological advances mean more and more patients are given scans to help in their diagnosis and treatment. But current staff have…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47157017 By BBC Health news Scientists say they may have found a way to reduce the appetite of blood-hungry mosquitoes, by giving them human diet drugs. This left them feeling full and bloated and put them off biting, US researchers said. They said the technique could be used to prevent illnesses…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/08/nhs-to-screen-for-lung-cancer-in-trucks-in-supermarket-car-parks By Denis Campbell, health policy editor Health chiefs hope £70m spend will save lives in areas with high death rates from disease The NHS is spending £70m placing mobile scanning trucks in supermarket car parks in a bid to cut deaths from lung cancer by encouraging patients to undergo a check-up. NHS England…
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/05/alcohol-related-admissions-among-baby-boomers-soar-millennials/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor Alcohol-related hospital admissions have risen fifteen per cent in a decade amid warnings that drinking by ‘baby boomers’ is taking its toll. The official statistics show that those aged 55 to 64 are now the most likely to be admitted to hospital because of alcohol-related diseases and…