NHS in England facing deepening staffing crisis, figures show
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NHS in England facing deepening staffing crisis, figures show

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/26/nhs-in-england-facing-deepening-staffing-crisis-figures-show By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Vacancies for doctors, nurses, midwives and therapists at highest level for three years The NHS is facing a deepening staffing crisis as hospitals report growing shortages of doctors, nurses, midwives and therapists, official figures have revealed. Vacancies across the NHS in England for those key groups of health…

Algorithms may outperform doctors, but they’re no healthcare panacea
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Algorithms may outperform doctors, but they’re no healthcare panacea

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/26/tech-healthcare-ethics-artifical-intelligence-doctors-patients By Ivana Bartoletti The potential for AI and other developments in health is huge, but the voices of doctors and patients must first be heard It perhaps shouldn’t come as a surprise that Matt Hancock, the new health and social care secretary, made technology the theme of his first big speech in the…

Elderly people turned away from care homes with spare beds because of staff shortages
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Elderly people turned away from care homes with spare beds because of staff shortages

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This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/24/elderly-people-turned-away-care-homes-spare-beds-staff-shortages/ By Olivia Rudgard, social affairs correspondent Elderly people are being turned away from care homes with spare beds because of staff shortages, analysis suggests. Research by analysts Laing Buisson found that the care home system was not as full as previously thought. Previous studies have warned that high levels of care home…

Women’s Alzheimer’s test needed as superior verbal skills mask onset of the disease
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Women’s Alzheimer’s test needed as superior verbal skills mask onset of the disease

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/23/womens-alzheimers-test-needed-superior-verbal-skills-masks-onset/ By Henry Bodkin An Alzheimer’s test specifically for women should be developed after a new study found superior female verbal skills disguise the onset of the disease, scientists have said. Research in the US revealed doctors are less likely to diagnose Alzheimer’s in women than in men. The imbalance means…

Omega-3 no protection against heart attack or strokes, say scientists
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Omega-3 no protection against heart attack or strokes, say scientists

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/18/omega-3-no-protection-against-heart-attack-or-strokes-say-scientists?CMP=twt_a-science_b-gdnscience By Sarah Boseley Health editor Supplements do not offer cardiovascular benefits, researchers conclude from trials involving 112,000 people The widespread belief that taking omega-3 capsules will help protect you from a heart attack, stroke or early death is wrong, according to a large and comprehensive review of the evidence. Thousands of…