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

Player brain scans aim to make sports safer
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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…

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

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