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

Byangie vallejo

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…

‘Check your cholesterol from age 25’
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‘Check your cholesterol from age 25’

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50648325 By Fergus Walsh Medical correspondent People should have their cholesterol level checked from their mid-20s, according to researchers. They say it is possible to use the reading to calculate the lifetime risk of heart disease and stroke. The study, in The Lancet, is the most comprehensive yet to look at…

NHS winter crisis: extra beds created by 52% of UK hospitals
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NHS winter crisis: extra beds created by 52% of UK hospitals

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/02/nhs-winter-crisis-extra-beds-created-by-52-per-cent-of-uk-hospitals By: Denis Campbell Health policy editor BTS says 48% are still using overflow beds introduced for the same period last year More than half of hospitals have opened extra beds to help them cope with the NHS winter crisis amid an influx of patients with potentially fatal breathing problems. Many of the…

Universities warned Cameron in 2011 that trainee cuts would cause nursing shortage
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Universities warned Cameron in 2011 that trainee cuts would cause nursing shortage

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To read more click on the link: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/dec/03/universities-warned-cameron-2011-trainee-cuts-nursing-shortage By Anna Fazackerley Ministers turned down pleas over many years and instead predicted over-supply of British nurses Universities warned the government for years that they needed to train more nurses to avert a staffing crisis – but ministers repeatedly refused, saying nurses would end up unemployed, letters…