Drug-resistant superbug spreading in Europe’s hospitals
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Drug-resistant superbug spreading in Europe’s hospitals

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49132425 By  James GallagherHealth and science correspondent, BBC News Superbugs resistant to emergency antibiotics are spreading in hospitals, a Europe-wide study shows. Drugs called carbapenems are used when an infection cannot be treated with anything else. The spread of resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae was “extremely concerning”, researchers from the Sanger Institute said. And…

Urology nurses are leading the way in adoption of prostate cancer biopsy technique
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Urology nurses are leading the way in adoption of prostate cancer biopsy technique

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/The-Scalpels-Daily-Blog/urology-nurses-are-leading-the-way-in-adoption-of-prostate-cancer-biopsy-technique By Jonah Rusere What is TRexit and why is it great news for prostate cancer patients all over the country? Let me explain. TRexit is the name given to a national initiative for hospitals to phase out TRUS biopsies and replace them with transperineal biopsies under local anaesthetic (LA…

Game-changing ovarian cancer drug which extends survival by three years gets NHS green light
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Game-changing ovarian cancer drug which extends survival by three years gets NHS green light

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/25/game-changing-ovarian-cancer-drug-extends-survival-three-years/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor A game-changing drug for women with ovarian cancer – dubbed the “silent killer” – has been approved as an early treatment on the NHS. The treatment, called olaparib, has been found to extend survival by three years among women with particular genetic mutations. Scientists welcomed the…

Parkinson’s disease: ‘Smartwatch’ tracker monitors patients at home
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Parkinson’s disease: ‘Smartwatch’ tracker monitors patients at home

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-49075253 By Johanna Carr BBC News Online A smartwatch-style device that tracks patient’s movements has been hailed as “the future of Parkinson’s care.” The personal Kinetigraph (PKG) monitors tremors and other symptoms, potentially enabling doctors to spot problems remotely. Patients with the degenerative condition are supposed to get half-yearly check-ups…

Is paying people to get fit the future of the NHS?
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Is paying people to get fit the future of the NHS?

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/paying-people-get-fit-future-nhs/ By  Debbi Marco  Incentivisation is nothing new – but could it be used on a wider basis to point people in the right direction? Research out last week showed that financial incentives were successful in helping people quit smoking. Now there’s talk of applying this to the national obesity…