The flat-pack clinic that could revolutionise healthcare in isolated communities
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The flat-pack clinic that could revolutionise healthcare in isolated communities

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/flat-pack-clinic-could-revolutionise-healthcare-isolated-communities/ By Sarah Newey, global health security correspondent The Global Clinic is currently on display at the Wellcome Collection in London Doctors working in remote parts of the world are often forced to operate out of flimsy tents or repurposed buildings which can be cramped, unhygienic and not fit for purpose. But now an…

Newly discharged mental health patients at much higher risk of death
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Newly discharged mental health patients at much higher risk of death

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/02/newly-discharged-mental-health-patients-at-much-higher-risk-of-death By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Such patients are 90 times more likely to die from drugs overdose than general population, research finds People with mental health problems are at a hugely increased risk of dying from unnatural causes, including suicide, soon after they have been discharged from hospital, new research reveals….

Antidepressant withdrawal ‘hits millions’
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Antidepressant withdrawal ‘hits millions’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45717465 By BBC Health news Millions of people get bad side-effects trying to cut down on or come off antidepressants, a large review says. The All Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence review suggests half of patients have withdrawal symptoms and for half of these the symptoms will be severe. Patients should…

Half of women ‘will develop dementia or Parkinson’s or have a stroke’
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Half of women ‘will develop dementia or Parkinson’s or have a stroke’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/01/half-of-women-will-develop-dementia-or-parkinsons-or-have-a-stroke By Sarah Boseley and agencies Third of men and one in two women aged 45 are likely to go on to be diagnosed with one of the conditions, study says One in two women will develop dementia or Parkinson’s disease, or have a stroke, in their lifetime, new research suggests. About a…

Cancer patients to be promised diagnosis within three weeks
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Cancer patients to be promised diagnosis within three weeks

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/10/01/cancer-patients-promised-diagnosis-within-three-weeks/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor Patients who visit the GP with possible signs of cancer will be promised a diagnosis within three weeks, under radical new Government proposals. The new policy will mean millions more patients will be offered CT and MRI scans via mobile units set up in supermarkets and shopping centres across the country….