Cancer cure search is overshadowing progress of sufferers living longer with the disease, experts warn
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Cancer cure search is overshadowing progress of sufferers living longer with the disease, experts warn

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/09/cancer-cure-search-overshadowing-progress-sufferers-living-longer/ By Telegraph Reporters The search for a cancer cure is overshadowing “huge” progress being made in allowing sufferers of the disease to live longer, the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) has warned. Survival time from cancer has roughly doubled in a decade, with the average patient now living more than…

Measles deaths ‘staggering and tragic’
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Measles deaths ‘staggering and tragic’

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50659893 By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent More than 140,000 people died from measles last year as the number of cases around the world surged once again, official estimates suggest. Most of the lives cut short were children aged under five. The situation has been described by health experts…

Mentally ill ‘spend months on hidden waiting list’
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Mentally ill ‘spend months on hidden waiting list’

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50658007 By Nick Triggle Health correspondent Patients with mental illnesses are left languishing for months on “hidden” waiting lists by England’s NHS talking therapy service, the BBC can reveal. The service – called Improving Access to Psychological Therapies – provides therapy, such as counselling, to adults with conditions like depression,…

Bionic neurons could enable implants to restore failing brain circuits
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Bionic neurons could enable implants to restore failing brain circuits

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/dec/03/bionic-neurons-could-enable-implants-to-restore-failing-brain-circuits By Ian Sample Science editor Scientists say creation could be used to circumvent nerve damage and help paralysed people regain movement Scientists have created artificial neurons that could potentially be implanted into patients to overcome paralysis, restore failing brain circuits, and even connect their minds to machines. The bionic neurons…

National honour for care home manager
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National honour for care home manager

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This article was taken from: https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/18043542.national-honour-care-home-manager/ By Bruce Sinclair A CARE home manager from Pembrokeshire has been selected from more than 4,000 staff across the UK to receive an award for his work. Andy Davis, who works at Pembroke Dock’s Shaw healthcare care home, was presented with the ‘Outstanding Management Contribution Award’ – sponsored by…