Fathers’ stress during pregnancy leads to child behavioural problems, study finds
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Fathers’ stress during pregnancy leads to child behavioural problems, study finds

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2019/08/05/fathers-stress-pregnancy-leads-child-behavioural-problems-study/ By Henry Bodkin, science correspondent Fathers who are stressed during pregnancy are more likely to have children with emotional and behavioural problems, a new study has found. Infants tended to show increased spitefulness and restlessness, as well as having more temper tantrums than those whose fathers’ wellbeing had been healthy before birth. Previous…

PM announces extra £1.8 billion for NHS frontline services
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PM announces extra £1.8 billion for NHS frontline services

This article was taken from: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-announces-extra-18-billion-for-nhs-frontline-services By: Department of Health and Social Care, HM Treasury, Prime Minister’s Office, 10 Downing Street, The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, and The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed a new £1.8 billion NHS cash injection to help improve patient care. More beds,…

AI may help to spot heart problems
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AI may help to spot heart problems

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49170285 By BBC Health news A new way of identifying a common condition that causes the heart to beat irregularly may have been discovered by artificial intelligence. Atrial fibrillation affects one million people in the UK and increases the risk of stroke and long-term heart problems. It is relatively simple…

Urology nurses are leading the way in adoption of prostate cancer biopsy technique
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Urology nurses are leading the way in adoption of prostate cancer biopsy technique

This article was taken from: http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/The-Scalpels-Daily-Blog/urology-nurses-are-leading-the-way-in-adoption-of-prostate-cancer-biopsy-technique By Jonah Rusere What is TRexit and why is it great news for prostate cancer patients all over the country? Let me explain. TRexit is the name given to a national initiative for hospitals to phase out TRUS biopsies and replace them with transperineal biopsies under local anaesthetic (LA…

Game-changing ovarian cancer drug which extends survival by three years gets NHS green light
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Game-changing ovarian cancer drug which extends survival by three years gets NHS green light

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/25/game-changing-ovarian-cancer-drug-extends-survival-three-years/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor A game-changing drug for women with ovarian cancer – dubbed the “silent killer” – has been approved as an early treatment on the NHS. The treatment, called olaparib, has been found to extend survival by three years among women with particular genetic mutations. Scientists welcomed the…