The NHS needs more than just cash. It needs major reform too
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The NHS needs more than just cash. It needs major reform too

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from:https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/04/nhs-health-service-uk-politicise By Simon Jenkins An NHS boss says just show them the money, don’t ‘politicise’ the health service this election. But its problems run deeper Don’t politicise the NHS say the health professionals. Let us get on with the job. The health service providers’ chief executive, Chris Hopson, pleads for the health…

Health Mental health beds shortage ‘causing distress’
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Health Mental health beds shortage ‘causing distress’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50307655 By Nick Triggle Health correspondent More mental health hospital beds are needed in England to end the “distressing” sending of patients far from home, analysis suggests. Patients with conditions such as schizophrenia can be sent to hospitals miles away from their home if their nearby units do not have…

NHS treating 5,000 diabetics a day as one in 10 patients now suffer with illness, figures reveal
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NHS treating 5,000 diabetics a day as one in 10 patients now suffer with illness, figures reveal

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/11/04/nhs-treating-5000-diabetics-day-one-10-patients-now-suffer-illness/ By Mason Boycott-Owen Hospitals are being deluged by 5,000 type 2 diabetics a day, new figures reveal as one in 10 patients are now suffering from a form of the illness linked to being overweight and inactive. There were more than 1.7million admissions to hospitals last year for people with type 2 diabetes, costing…

Cervical cancer self-tests may be key smear alternative – study
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Cervical cancer self-tests may be key smear alternative – study

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/nov/04/cervical-cancer-self-tests-may-be-key-smear-alternative-study By Nicola Davis Swabs or urine self-sampling could be less invasive at identifying high-risk women Swabs or urine samples taken at home could be as effective at identifying women at high risk of cervical cancer as traditional smear tests, according to new research. However, self-tests have a drawback –…

Measles makes body ‘forget’ how to fight infection
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Measles makes body ‘forget’ how to fight infection

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50251259 By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent Measles has a devastating impact on the body’s immune system that could make it harder to fight infections for years, a pair of studies show. The virus can cause “immune amnesia” – meaning the body forgets how to fight bugs it once knew…