Drugs to vaccinate over-50s against Alzheimer’s could be here in a decade…with a £ 9bn price tag
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Drugs to vaccinate over-50s against Alzheimer’s could be here in a decade…with a £ 9bn price tag

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/03/21/drugs-vaccinate-over-50s-against-alzheimers-could-decadewith/ By Sarah Knapton, science editor  Hilary Evans, chief executive of Alzheimer’s Research UK, said: “With over one million people expected to be living with dementia by 2025, we have a duty to ensure that people with dementia and their families can benefit from innovations in new treatments in the coming years. “While our…

NHS IT can’t keep up with health service demands, survey of staff finds
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NHS IT can’t keep up with health service demands, survey of staff finds

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2018/mar/20/nhs-it-health-service-staff-guardian-survey By Sarah Johnson Six out of ten health professionals who took the Guardian survey say IT systems are not fit for purpose Six out of 10 healthcare professionals believe that NHS IT systems are not fit for purpose, according to survey findings that also show better systems would improve patient care. A Guardian…

Doctors hope for blindness cure after restoring patients’ sight
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Doctors hope for blindness cure after restoring patients’ sight

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/mar/19/doctors-hope-for-blindness-cure-after-restoring-patients-sight By Sarah Boseley Health editor Treatment for common cause of blindness could be available within five years, scientists say A treatment for the commonest cause of blindness could be available within five years, scientists believe, after revealing the first two patients given a revolutionary stem cell therapy have regained enough vision to…

How exercise prescriptions could change the NHS
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How exercise prescriptions could change the NHS

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/mar/19/how-exercise-prescriptions-could-change-the-nhs By Helena Pozniak Sports medicine graduates will be in high demand to combat inactivity epidemic We know exercise is good for us, yet human beings may now be on the verge of dangerous levels of inactivity. Historically we’ve always been active, from our hunter gatherer past to manual labour in the…

Why British Summer Time has an unexpected impact on the NHS
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Why British Summer Time has an unexpected impact on the NHS

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/03/18/british-summer-time-has-unexpected-impact-nhs/ By  Sarah Knapton, science editor When the clocks go forward next weekend, it will bring not only lighter evenings, but a general sense of wellbeing and fewer accidents on the roads. Yet researchers have discovered British Summer Time is having an unexpectedly negative and costly impact for the NHS. Psychologists at Lancaster and York…