Senior doctors call for crackdown on home genetic testing kits
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Senior doctors call for crackdown on home genetic testing kits

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/21/senior-doctors-call-for-crackdown-on-home-genetic-testing-kits By Hannah Devlin Science correspondent False results have told women they have mutations linked to breast and ovarian cancer Senior doctors have called for a crackdown on consumer genetic tests, following an influx of patients who have been wrongly told they are carrying dangerous mutations linked to cancer or other…

UTI home-testing app to help women trialled by NHS
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UTI home-testing app to help women trialled by NHS

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-49031625 By BBC Health News A new smartphone app to help women diagnose a urinary tract infection (UTI) is being trialled by the NHS. The app will be overseen by 37 pharmacies in a trial across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, aimed at freeing up GP appointments. It guides users through a…

NHS flu jabs delayed amid scramble to keep up with ‘Aussie’ strain
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NHS flu jabs delayed amid scramble to keep up with ‘Aussie’ strain

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This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/18/nhs-flu-jabs-delayed-amid-scramble-keep-aussie-strain/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor The NHS is scrambling to get hold of the right flu jabs in time for this winter, amid fears millions of Britons will not be protected against a deadly “Aussie” strain. Health officials say delays by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in selecting the vaccine…

Alzheimer’s risk ‘different in women and men’
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Alzheimer’s risk ‘different in women and men’

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp03zwze47zo By BBC Health news Scientists say they may have discovered why more women than men have Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. It has always been thought that women living longer than men was the reason. But new research presented at an international conference suggests this may not be the whole…

DR Congo Ebola outbreak declared public health emergency
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak declared public health emergency

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49025298 By BBC Health News The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a public health emergency of international concern. But it stressed borders should not be closed, adding that the risk of the disease spreading outside the region was not…