cancer
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NHS delivers record number of lifesaving cancer checks as long waits for care continue to fall

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2022/10/nhs-delivers-record-number-of-lifesaving-cancer-checks-as-long-waits-for-care-continue-to-fall/               By NHS England             More people than ever before received a lifesaving NHS cancer check in August alongside continued progress against the elective recovery plan, new figures show today.             Over a…

monkey pox
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UK looks to be winning the fight against monkeypox

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-63072281             By Naomi Grimley Health Correspondent           The UK’s monkeypox situation is looking “very positive” with cases continuing to fall, says one of Britain’s leading infectious disease modellers.         Prof Neil Ferguson believes vaccines and vigilance have…

tech
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Fitbit, Google Cloud unveil wearable data analytics service for healthcare

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/fitbit-google-cloud-unveil-wearable-data-analytics-service-healthcare         By: Mobi Health News     Device Connect for Fitbit aims to help healthcare and life science organizations use and analyze data from Fitbit’s health-tracking wearables.       On Tuesday, Fitbit Health Solutions and Google Cloud announced they’re launching a new service to help healthcare and life science organizations…

obesity
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Anti-obesity strategy to be reviewed due to cost-of-living crisis

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62900076             By BBC NEWS           The government is reviewing its anti-obesity strategy for England, including plans for a ban on TV advertising of junk food before 9pm.             It is understood ministers believe it should…

cancer patient resting
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Tool to spot breast cancer at home wins UK Dyson award

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-62807367?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_medium=custom7&at_custom1=%5Bpost+type%5D&at_campaign=64&at_custom4=A055A988-2E47-11ED-AB7C-9B904744363C&at_custom2=twitter&at_custom3=%40bbchealth             By  Shiona McCallum Technology reporter BBC News                 A device to help detect breast cancer has won the prestigious UK James Dyson Award.           The Dotplot aims to help women self-check at…