5 d. ago Starmer outlines plan to shift NHS care from hospitals to new health centres

Prime minister unveils 10-year health plan to ‘put care on people’s doorsteps’ and prevent illness in first placeWes Streeting: My job is to make the NHS fit for the futureThe NHS will shift a huge amount of care from hospitals into new community health centres to bring treatment closer to people’s homes and cut waiting times, Keir Starmer will pledge on Thursday.The prime minister will outline radical plans to give patients in England much easier access to GPs, scans and mental health support in facilities that are open 12 hours a day, six days a week. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The subtle signs in your eyes that could mean you'll develop diabetes and cancer

Eye doctors told the Daily Mail that simple eye exams could detect chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, even without other symptoms.

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5 d. ago Mum's heartbreak after becoming a widow TWICE before turning 50 after double tragedy

Anna-Louise's first husband Stuart died alongside the couple's son Fraser in a crash before Christmas in 2015, with her second partner Zach Stubbings dying in January this year from blood cancer

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5 d. ago Sikh activist who died in UK could have been poisoned, says pathologist

Family of Avtar Singh Khanda, who was thought to be on Indian authorities’ radar and died in 2023, call for inquestThe family of a Sikh activist who died suddenly in 2023 have made new calls for an inquest after a pathologist found the result of the postmortem exam “does not mean that a poisoning can be completely excluded”.Avtar Singh Khanda, 35, died in June 2023, four days after being admitted to a hospital in Birmingham feeling unwell. The official cause of death was acute myeloid leukaemia, a blood cancer. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Risk to patient health from drug shortages is ‘distressing new normal’

Medicine shortages are causing unprecedented issues for patients, Community Pharmacy England said.

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1 week ago Breakthrough British prostate cancer test could avoid need for biopsies in 80pc of men

The EpiSwitch PSE next generation blood test uses advances in technology to identify prostate cancer, the most common form of the disease among men in the UK

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2 w. ago Scientists transform deadly ancient fungus into potential cancer cure

A deadly fungus dating back to ancient tombs could help treat blood cancer, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have revealed in a newly published study.

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2 w. ago Full list of patients who can be prescribed Mounjaro by GPs after NHS rollout

Weight loss injections will be available at GP surgeries in England - but only for patients who meet strict eligibility criteria

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2 w. ago The subtle change to your skin that could mean deadly blood cancer, according to doctor

The common problem can be an early sign of a deadly cancer and other often undiagnosed life-threatening conditions, warned a UK doctor.

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2 w. ago Doctors can notice cancer and diabetes in your eyes... are you overlooking the clues?

Eye doctors told the Daily Mail that simple eye exams could detect chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, even without other symptoms.

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2 w. ago Warning issued over specific tattoo colour that's linked to deadly cancer

A study published last year by Swedish researchers found tattoos can increase your risk of a deadly blood cancer, and the threat could lie with a specific colour.

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3 w. ago Breakthrough blood test detects cancer years before symptoms appear

Cancer signs detected in blood over three years in advance for some patients

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3 w. ago More than two thirds of cancer patients waiting over TWO MONTHS to start treatment in parts of England

Data has revealed that the majority of cancer patients in some parts of the country are being forced to endure life threatening delays to start treatment for the disease.

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3 w. ago Blood test for early signs of pancreatic cancer trialled by UK doctors

Experts hope the test will enable doctors to pick up early signs of the deadly disease, which can have vague or no symptoms.

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3 w. ago Nine small health issues that might be an early sign of lung cancer

As the NHS offers ‘revolutionary’ blood test, here are some signs you could have lung cancer

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3 w. ago Blood cancer patients in England first in world to be offered ‘Trojan horse’ drug

Pioneering drug can halt advance of multiple myeloma for three times as long as standard treatmentsThousands of patients in England with blood cancer will become the first in the world to be offered a pioneering “Trojan horse” drug that sneaks inside cancer cells and wipes them out.In guidance published on Friday, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) gave the green light to belantamab mafodotin, which can halt the advance of multiple myeloma for three times as long as standard treatments. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago New NHS 'trojan horse' drug gives cancer patients years longer with loved ones

Terminal patients could get years more with their loved ones as the NHS offers Blenrep, which can put some blood cancer patients in remission

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3 w. ago 'I only found out I had stage 2 cancer after donating my blood'

Laura now wants young people to be aware of the risks that cancer 'does not discriminate'

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3 w. ago Councillor from West Lothian who climbed Ben Nevis with broken back had incurable blood cancer

Myeloma occurs in the bone marrow but is frequently missed as symptoms are vague

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3 w. ago Gladiator Giant says prostate cancer blood test could save lives

The Gladiators star has been raising money and awareness for Prostate Cancer UK and is urging men to have blood tests.

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