Getting results: why NHS clinical trials are the envy of the world
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Getting results: why NHS clinical trials are the envy of the world

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/05/nhs-clinical-trials-other-countries-envious-getting-results By Sarah Boseley Health editor From cancer to dementia, UK patients are benefiting from a democratised system of research It started with a lump on Cathy Perkins’ index finger. The viola player didn’t know what it was; nor did her GP. The eventual diagnosis in 2008 from the Christie cancer hospital…

Autism test and treatment on horizon as scientists find hormone deficiency link
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Autism test and treatment on horizon as scientists find hormone deficiency link

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/05/02/autism-test-treatment-horizon-scientists-find-hormone-deficiency/ By Sarah Knapton, science editor A test and possible treatment for autism could be on the horizon after scientists discovered that people and primates who are less social are deficient in a particular hormone. Around 1.1 per cent of the people in Britain, around 695,000 are through to be on the autism…

Patients not told about doctors’ big pharma conflicts of interest – new study
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Patients not told about doctors’ big pharma conflicts of interest – new study

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/26/patients-not-told-doctors-big-pharma-conflicts-interest-new/ By Henry Bodkin  Hospitals are failing to inform patients when doctors responsible for choosing their drugs have received thousands of pounds from pharmaceutical companies, a new study reveals. A survey in the British Medical Journal shows just six per cent of NHS trusts publish their register of gifts and hospitality online and…

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…

‘Alarming’ failings in cancer care fuel premature breast cancer deaths
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‘Alarming’ failings in cancer care fuel premature breast cancer deaths

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/27/alarming-failings-cancer-care-fuel-premature-breast-cancer-deaths/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor  Women are twice as likely to die from breast cancer in some parts of the country amid “alarming” failings by NHS services, experts have warned. A report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Breast Cancer reveals a “postcode lottery” in screening, diagnosis and death rates from the…