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This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-44068957 By BBC News Wales is the only UK nation to have seen an improvement in its cancer waiting times over the last five years. Analysis by the BBC shows 87.3% of patients were seen within two months in 2017-18. This is an improvement from 85.8% in 2012-13. However, it is…
This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44037863 By BBC Health News The HPV vaccine routinely offered to teenage girls in the UK is safe and protects against a virus that can cause cancer of the cervix, an independent review has found. The analysis by the Cochrane Group provides solid evidence that should reassure parents considering having their daughters immunised,…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/08/nhs-to-make-perinatal-mental-health-available-across-england By Kevin Rawlinson NHS England aims to make services for new and expectant mothers accessible within a year New and expectant mothers will be given access to mental health services during pregnancy and after childbirth across England within the next year, as health officials focus on providing more help to under-served…
This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43960363 By Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online Dutch scientists have built “synthetic” embryos in their laboratory using mouse cells other than sperm and eggs. The stem cell breakthrough, described in Nature journal, is not for cloning people or animals, but about understanding why many pregnancies fail at an early stage –…
This article was taken from: https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2018/apr/30/nhs-england-short-of-more-than-400-specialist-cancer-nurses-report-says By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Patients losing out while nurses ‘run ragged’ amid widespread shortages, says Macmillan Cancer Support NHS cancer services are struggling with widespread shortages of specialist nurses who give patients drugs, help them through their illness and care for those who are dying, a report reveals. Hospitals…