Pneumonia: how the world’s biggest killer of children became a neglected disease
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Pneumonia: how the world’s biggest killer of children became a neglected disease

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/pneumonia-worlds-biggest-killer-children-became-neglected-disease/ By  Susannah Savage When two-year old Sienna Wilson suddenly developed a fever in the middle of the night the first thing her parents, Kate and David, suspected was malaria. When the doctor arrived in the morning he agreed. He began treating her accordingly. Hours later, unconscious and in a critical condition,…

Is it time for ‘smear test’ to be rebranded?
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Is it time for ‘smear test’ to be rebranded?

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47445785 By  Nick Triggle Health correspondent The government has launched its first cervical screening advertising campaign in England, as the number of women having checks has hit a 20-year low. The campaign – being run by Public Health England – has avoided the term “smear test” amid concern it may be putting people…

UK patient ‘free’ of HIV after stem cell treatment
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UK patient ‘free’ of HIV after stem cell treatment

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47421855 By BBC Health news A UK patient’s HIV has become “undetectable” following a stem cell transplant – in only the second case of its kind, doctors report in Nature. The London patient, who was being treated for cancer, has now been in remission from HIV for 18 months and is no…

Doctors need training in how to ask grieving parents for their children’s organs says NHS, as number of donations plateau
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Doctors need training in how to ask grieving parents for their children’s organs says NHS, as number of donations plateau

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/03/04/doctors-need-training-ask-grieving-parents-childrens-organs/ By Sophie Barnes Doctors need training in how to ask grieving parents for their children’s organs NHS Blood and Transplant has said, as the number of organ donations has plateaued. Parents are being urged by the blood and transplant service to consider organ donation when their child dies as new figures show the…

Does our immune system hold the key to beating Alzheimer’s disease?
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Does our immune system hold the key to beating Alzheimer’s disease?

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/03/alzheimers-disease-immune-system-immunotherapy-vaccine By Philip Ball Incurable and increasingly prevalent, Alzheimer’s has long puzzled the research community. Now scientists believe the human body may be the best line of defence Half a million people in the UK are living with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. And while the risks generally increase with…