New ovarian cancer drug Niraparib approved for use by NHS Scotland in ‘game changing’ announcement
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New ovarian cancer drug Niraparib approved for use by NHS Scotland in ‘game changing’ announcement

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This article was taken from: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/new-ovarian-cancer-drug-niraparib-13077621 By Paul Ward The new treatment was shown to extend the period of relapse-free time for patients during medical trials. The approval of a new drug to treat ovarian in Scotland has been welcomed by campaigners. The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted Niraparib (Zejula) for use by NHS Scotland for advanced ovarian cancer….

Bowel cancer screening to start earlier at age 50 in England
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Bowel cancer screening to start earlier at age 50 in England

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45143895 By BBC Health news Bowel cancer screening in England is to start earlier, at age 50, Public Health England has announced. It said evidence showed that screening people at a younger age would allow more bowel cancers to be picked up at an earlier stage. Currently, men and women in…

Patients may walk away from NHS because of long GP waits, Britain’s leading family doctor warns
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Patients may walk away from NHS because of long GP waits, Britain’s leading family doctor warns

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This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/08/patients-may-walk-away-nhs-long-gp-waits-britains-leading-family/ By Laura Donnelly health editor Patients could increasingly walk away from the NHS because of long waiting times to see a family doctor, Britain’s leading GP has warned. Dr Helen Stokes-Lampard said she was fearful that people would seek alternatives to the health service, because they could not face…

Growing new immune system could end misery of Crohn’s disease
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Growing new immune system could end misery of Crohn’s disease

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This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/08/06/growing-new-immune-system-could-end-misery-crohns-disease/ By  Sarah Knapton, science editor Stem cell transplants could the end misery of Crohn’s disease, scientists hope. A clinical trial has begun which will use stem cells to grow a new immune system for people with the condition which causes inflammation in the digestive system, leading to chronic pain and extreme tiredness….

Anger and confusion as ‘complex’ NHS pay deal disappoints staff
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Anger and confusion as ‘complex’ NHS pay deal disappoints staff

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/04/nhs-pay-deal-angers-some-staff By Michael Savage Workers across service complain they have not had promised wage rises and GMB calls for talks to be reopened Some NHS staff have been angered by the recent pay deal for more than a million workers, complaining that they are not receiving the increases they had been promised. One…