Lib Dems promise to make protective HIV drug more accessible
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Lib Dems promise to make protective HIV drug more accessible

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/02/lib-dems-promise-to-make-protective-hiv-drug-more-accessible By Sarah Boseley Health editor The party pledges to make PrEP available for free to all those whose partners have HIV Everyone in the UK who is at risk of HIV infection will be able to get the drugs that can keep them safe if the Liberal Democrats come to power, the…

Morning-after pill ‘should be sold off the shelf’
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Morning-after pill ‘should be sold off the shelf’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50601735 By BBC Health News Women and girls should be able to get hold of emergency contraception more easily without the need for a consultation with a pharmacist, say women’s health experts. A report by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists recommends the morning-after pill “should be sold straight…

Lack of nurses ‘leads NHS to rely on less qualified staff’
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Lack of nurses ‘leads NHS to rely on less qualified staff’

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This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/lack-of-nurses-leads-nhs-to-rely-on-less-qualified-staff-11871865 By Sky News A Health Foundation report says other NHS staff have been used to help with tasks that fully qualified nurses would normally do. Nurses are in such short supply in the UK that the NHS is relying on less qualified staff to plug the gaps, according to…

‘We try our best as nurses, but it’s not enough’
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‘We try our best as nurses, but it’s not enough’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50587291 By  Nick Triggle Health correspondent When Georgina Day became a nurse five years ago, she had dreams of becoming the next Florence Nightingale. But the reality has been very different. Georgina works as an A&E nurse in a London hospital. Every shift, her team of just over 20 starts…

Immunotherapy offers hope for men with prostate cancer
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Immunotherapy offers hope for men with prostate cancer

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50577728 By BBC Health News A major trial of an immunotherapy drug has shown it can be effective in some men with advanced prostate cancer. The men had stopped responding to the main treatment options. Researchers found that a small proportion of men, described as “super responders”, remained well even…