NHS to open first gambling clinic for children
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NHS to open first gambling clinic for children

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/24/nhs-to-open-first-ever-gambling-clinic-for-children By Sarah Marsh, Guardian News About 55,000 children classed as having an addiction, with online gaming sites blamed The first NHS gambling clinic for children is opening amid growing concern that the rise of online gaming sites and targeted adverts is fuelling a problem among young people. There are 55,000 children classed…

‘Our life savings are spent on care that should be free’
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‘Our life savings are spent on care that should be free’

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This article was taken from: https://apple.news/Af7LuKwEbSiuZVUW9mOGfwA By Noel Phillips – Victoria Derbyshire programme Thousands of vulnerable patients are missing out on NHS funding for home care that they are legally entitled to, it is being claimed. Some families say they have spent nearly all their life savings on filling the gaps. When 83-year-old Joyce Bryant…

MRI scans to be trialled as test for prostate cancer
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MRI scans to be trialled as test for prostate cancer

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/09/mri-scans-to-be-trialled-as-test-for-prostate-cancer By Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Simple scans ‘could revolutionise the way that we diagnose disease’, says professor Hundreds of men will be given MRI scans in a groundbreaking clinical trial that scientists say could transform screening for prostate cancer. The £5m trial, which begins in August, is pioneering a simple,…

Carers Week 2019: Unpaid carers are suffering from a ‘loneliness epidemic’
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Carers Week 2019: Unpaid carers are suffering from a ‘loneliness epidemic’

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This article was taken from: https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/carers-week-2019-unpaid-carers-suffering-loneliness-epidemic/ By Katie Grant at I News Britain One in three unpaid carers is always or often lonely, compared with one in 20 of the general population Unpaid carers are seven times more likely to be lonely than people who are not responsible for looking after a loved one living with…

Drug which helps woman survive breast cancer can also stop prostate cancer spreading in men, new study finds
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Drug which helps woman survive breast cancer can also stop prostate cancer spreading in men, new study finds

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This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/06/04/drug-helps-woman-survive-breast-cancer-can-also-stop-prostate/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor, in chicago A pioneering drug that boosts survival for women with breast cancer can stall progression of prostate cancer in men, a landmark study has found. The British trials suggest the treatment – which is also used to treat ovarian cancer – could benefit up to 4,000 men…