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Further drop in number of people facing longest waits for NHS care

This article was taken from: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2022/05/further-drop-in-number-of-people-facing-longest-waits-for-nhs-care/                   By NHS England                     The NHS performed a record number of diagnostic tests for March while continuing to bring down the number of longest waiters for elective treatment, as part of…

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Player brain scans aim to make sports safer

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-61269585               By BBC Health News                   Three rugby union clubs in England are to begin trialling scanning technology to monitor players’ brain health. Researchers hope a device which measures brain patterns could help medical personnel…

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One million families with five and six-year-olds invited for COVID jabs this week

This article was taken from: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2022/04/one-million-families-with-five-and-six-year-olds-invited-for-covid-jabs-this-week/                 By NHS news                 Invitations will be arriving at the homes of more than one million families with five and six-year-olds this week, as the NHS continues to deliver the biggest and most successful…

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine for people with a severely weakened immune system

This article was taken from: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/coronavirus-vaccine-people-with-severely-weakened-immune-system/             By NHS England           If you had a severely weakened immune system when you had your first 2 doses of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, you will be offered an additional primary dose (3rd dose) before your booster.    …

NHS gene testing misses half of people at risk of cancer, study warns
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NHS gene testing misses half of people at risk of cancer, study warns

This article is taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-60429955               By Alexander Martin Technology reporter               NHS guidelines for genetic testing will miss half of the population that is carrying inherited genetic traits linked to cancer, a new study warns.           The…