This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47205496 By Hugh Pym Health editor An NHS where patients stay at home and rarely attend GP surgeries or hospital out-patient appointments is likely in a decade’s time, according to US health expert Dr Eric Topol, who was asked by ministers to look at how technology would change the role of health staff in…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47133338 By Rachel SchraerBBC Reality Check Poor mental health among children and young people has been described as an epidemic and an “escalating crisis”. The number of children seeking help from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs) in England, has more than doubled over the past two years. But establishing how…
This article was taken from: http://theconversation.com/most-women-give-birth-in-hospital-but-its-got-more-to-do-with-world-war-ii-than-health-110647 By Carly-Emma Leachman Doctoral Researcher/PhD Candiate, Nottingham Trent University NHS maternity services are stretched and infant mortality rates in the UK are some of the worst in Europe. At last count, as many as 97.9% of births took place in hospital – despite the fact that hospital births aren’t always safer. Actually, the reason why the vast…
This article was taken from: https://t.co/AoMGz7TJhZ By BBC health news Younger women with a family history of breast cancer should receive annual screenings to pick up the disease earlier, a charity says. Breast Cancer Now funded a study which found cancers were detected sooner when 35 to 39-year-olds at risk had annual mammograms. NHS screening often…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47144718 By Owain ClarkeBBC Wales health correspondent The head of a new NHS academy believes it can be a “game changer” in training more radiologists to meet a shortfall in Wales. Technological advances mean more and more patients are given scans to help in their diagnosis and treatment. But current staff have…