This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48043186 By Lisa Summers Scotland Health Correspondent Scientists at Glasgow University have developed a cancer testing technique that they say could transform the way we treat the disease. The medical team based at The Glasgow Precision Oncology Laboratory are able to extract huge amounts of information from tiny fragments of…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/apr/23/nhs-mental-health-patients-locked-in-secure-ward-rehabilitation-years By Sarah Marsh at The Guardian Guardian finds many people confined far from families, sometimes for decades A patient locked in a secure ward for more than 21 years is among hundreds of people with mental health problems being kept in what one MP has called “old-style asylums” in NHS hospitals, an investigation can…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47900252 By Louise Day BBC Wales news Eight-year-old Megan Steadman’s immune system is like that of a newborn and needs a special treatment derived from blood plasma to strengthen it. Production of immunoglobulins was banned in the UK in the 90s over fears about the potential spread of the human version of “Mad…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47895716 By BBC Health news Abortion services in England must provide a more consistent service to women, the NHS says. The call comes from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) – the official NHS advisory body – in its first abortion guidance. The draft proposal says women should…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47870001 By BBC Health News Spending on children’s mental health services – such as school counsellors and drop-in centres – has fallen in real terms in more than a third of areas in England, a report shows. The study, by the Children’s Commissioner, found spending had risen by 17% overall but…