This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45244776 By BBC Health news The NHS can start offering a new steam treatment for benign prostate enlargement, says the regulator, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. The procedure is minimally invasive and can be done under local anaesthetic without an overnight hospital stay. It involves passing a small…
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/20/nursing-union-chief-falls-sword-nhs-pay-blunder/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor The head of the Royal College of Nursing has resigned after thousands of nurses were given the wrong information about their pay deal. It followed a petition calling for her resignation over the blunder. Dame Janet Davies apologised last month after telling the union’s members that they…
This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/nhs-trusts-warn-no-deal-brexit-could-lead-to-hospital-drug-shortages-11478030 By Sky news NHS Providers says “the entire supply chain of pharmaceuticals could be adversely affected” in the event of a “no deal” Brexit. Hospitals face the threat of drug shortages in the event of a no deal Brexit, NHS trusts have warned privately. NHS Providers, which represents hospitals and…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/18/cases-of-type-2-diabetes-among-young-people-rise-41-in-three-years By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Leap brings calls for ministers to act to prevent so many children getting grossly obese Growing numbers of children and young people are developing type 2 diabetes, a disease usually seen in those aged over 40, in the latest sign of worsening childhood obesity. The number…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45212448 By BBC News Non-smoking adults have a higher risk of dying from serious lung disease if they grew up with parents who smoked, according to US research. The researchers said childhood passive smoking was “likely to add seven deaths to every 100,000 non-smoking adults dying annually”. The study of 70,900…