‘Game-changing’ immunotherapy cancer drug boosts survival rates five-fold
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‘Game-changing’ immunotherapy cancer drug boosts survival rates five-fold

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This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/10/game-changing-immunotherapy-cancer-drug-boosts-survival-rates/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor An ew immunotherapy cancer drug boosts survival rate five-fold, scientists from Yale have found. Patients with advanced lung cancer were far more likely to be alive after five years, compared with those given standard chemotherapy. The immunotherapy drug nivolumab, which is used for several cancers, works…

Many hospital patients get no visitors
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Many hospital patients get no visitors

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49633721 By BBC Health news Two-fifths (40%) of patients on UK hospital wards get no visitors, say the NHS nurses who care for them. The Royal Voluntary Service charity commissioned a poll of 200 nurses working in acute hospitals in Britain. As well as being socially isolating, having no visitor to help…

‘We stop people killing themselves’
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‘We stop people killing themselves’

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49485480 By Andrew Picken BBC Scotland News Suicide is the single biggest killer of males under the age of 45 and, across the whole of the UK, men are three times more likely than women to kill themselves. To mark World Suicide Prevention Day 2019, BBC Scotland has spoken to…

‘Supercool’ method triples organ survival
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‘Supercool’ method triples organ survival

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49632609 By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent, BBC News Supercooling human livers to -4C triples the time they can be kept before transplant compared with putting them on ice, US researchers say. It slows the metabolic rate to prevent damage, Nature Biotechnology reports. It means organs can be kept viable for more…

Strengthen muscles as well as heart to stay fit and healthy, say top doctors
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Strengthen muscles as well as heart to stay fit and healthy, say top doctors

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49609597 By BBC Health news Adults are advised to do muscle-strengthening exercises twice a week, as well as aerobic exercise, to help them stay active for longer, under new guidance from the UK’s top doctors. For the first time, it includes advice on safe activity levels for pregnant women and…