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Open letter from NHS, charity and community leaders to people with a weakened immune system

This article was taken from: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2022/05/open-letter-from-nhs-charity-and-community-leaders-to-people-with-a-weakened-immune-system/                 By NHS news                 We join together as NHS and charity leaders to encourage people with a weakened immune system to continue to book in or visit a walk-in centre for their COVID-19 vaccines….

dentist
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NHS dentistry ‘will die’ leaving patients with ‘no options’ if practices continue to ditch health service ties, experts warn

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/nhs-dentistry-will-die-leaving-patients-with-no-options-if-practices-continue-to-ditch-health-service-ties-experts-warn-12620110                 By Sky news               A new poll shows 45% have reduced their NHS commitment since the start of the pandemic – and 75% plan to cut back further in the next year.      …

cancer Drug
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Hundreds of patients to get life-extending lung cancer drug on the NHS

This article was taken from:  https://www.england.nhs.uk/2022/05/hundreds-of-patients-to-get-life-extending-lung-cancer-drug-on-the-nhs/               By NHS News           Hundreds of people with a form of the most common form of lung cancer could survive twice as long with the disease, thanks to a drug now available on the NHS.      …

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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…

brain
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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…