Test could predict risk of future heart disease for just £40
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Test could predict risk of future heart disease for just £40

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/08/test-could-predict-risk-of-future-heart-disease-for-just-40 By Press Association Genomic Risk Score test is cheap enough to allow population-wide screening of children, researchers believe A one-off genetic test costing less than £40 can show if a person is born with a predisposition to heart disease. The Genomic Risk Score (GRS) test is cheap enough to allow population-wide…

Boy, 6, awarded record £37m in NHS compensation after ‘catastrophic’ brain damage
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Boy, 6, awarded record £37m in NHS compensation after ‘catastrophic’ brain damage

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/10/08/boy-6-awarded-record-37m-nhs-compensation-catastrophic-brain/ By Francesca Marshall A six-year-old boy has been awarded a record £37 million from the NHS in compensation after contracting a virus in hospital which led to “catastrophic” brain damage. The boy contracted the Herpes Simplex virus which later developed into a devastating brain fever following his birth at Watford General…

Tens of thousands of children in England rejected for mental health treatment
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Tens of thousands of children in England rejected for mental health treatment

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/07/tens-of-thousands-of-children-in-england-rejected-for-mental-health-treatment By Richard Adams Education editor Even with evidence of abuse or self-harm many children are turned away, report finds More children than ever are seeking specialist mental health treatment in England but tens of thousands are being turned away despite evidence of self-harm or abuse, according to a report. An investigation by…

Plea to bring back NHS bursaries for nurses after massive drop in applications
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Plea to bring back NHS bursaries for nurses after massive drop in applications

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://metro.co.uk/2018/10/04/plea-to-bring-back-nhs-bursaries-for-nurses-after-massive-drop-in-applications-8003557/ By Adam Smith A parliamentary petition calling for nursing bursaries to be reinstated in England after a huge drop in nursing applications has reached 13,000 signatures in a week. Since the Government axed bursaries in 2016, applications for nursing degrees have fallen by a third and student nursing numbers have…

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….