2 d. ago The 'dodgy' Turkey clinic that forces Brits to sign a bogus contract threatening to fine them $10,000 if they speak out about botched surgeries

The clinic brokers treatments from mummy makeovers to penis enlargements for international patients in Izmir, claims to be 'internationally distinguished'.

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6 d. ago The cancer treatment that hasn't been used once: How patients with rare tumours are being denied lifesaving therapy available on the NHS

The treatment, called selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT), was approved last year, offering a lifeline for patients with a rare neuroendocrine tumour (NET) in the liver.

Science

6 d. ago Cancer treatment that hasn't been used once: How patients with rare tumours are being denied lifesaving therapy available on the NHS

A leading cancer charity is now calling for action, claiming that sufferers are being 'left in limbo'.

Science

9 d. ago London's Air Ambulance thanked by family after scald accident

London's Air Ambulance thanked by family after scald accident  BBC.com

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1 week ago Three quarters of UK fertility patients offered additional treatments 'not proven' to be effective

An alarming number of fertility patients in the UK are not being informed about the effectiveness or risks of add-on treatments

Science

1 week ago Patient says he would 'rather die' than be treated in 'inhumane' Welsh hospitals

All 12 Welsh emergency departments had people being treated in corridors or waiting areas on at least one day recently, and all had patients being cared for in the back of ambulances

Science

1 week ago Majority of fertility patients offered treatments they didn’t need

Three quarters of fertility patients are being offered unnecessary add-on treatments that “are not proven to increase the change of having a baby.”

Science

1 week ago London Air ambulance treated highest ever number of patients last year

Towers Hamlets and Westminster revealed to be busiest boroughs in the capital

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1 week ago Breakthrough as paralyzed man walks again after single injection of new treatment

Although scientists said larger clinical trials will be needed, the early results point to a 50-50 chance that this treatment could restore a paralyzed patient's ability to move again.

Economics

1 week ago Lime bike horror: Cyclist taken to major trauma hospital after collision on Park Lane

Specialist trauma doctor from London’s Air Ambulance among emergency responders sent to the scene

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1 week ago Sarah Beeny moves viewers to tears as she opens up about her battle with cancer on Great British Bake Off Stand Up To Cancer special

The Property Ladder legend, 53, appeared on the show - which aims to raise funds for cancer patients and treatments - alongside Roman Kemp, Maxine Peake and Amelia Dimoldenberg .

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1 week ago Vaping sees children as young as 11 treated as hospital patients

Prof Rachel Isba who runs a newly created clinic for vaping addiction at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital on Merseyside, said that they are treating kids as young as 11

Science

2 w. ago Doctors’ best friends: dogs will help sniff out bacteria for cystic fibrosis sufferers

Imperial College project could lead to less invasive testing and combat increase in antibiotic resistanceJodie is a canine with special ­powers, scientists have discovered. The golden labrador can smell and ­identify ­particular bacteria and could soon play a key role in helping researchers develop a programme in which dogs could sniff out individuals infected with dangerous microbes.The project, recently launched by scientists at Imperial College London, could be vital in the battle against antibiotic resistance as well as the treatment of patients with lung ­disease and other conditions, they say. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago North Macedonia holds mass funerals for young victims of nightclub fire

A further 72 people remain hospitalised across the country, while 101 patients are receiving treatment abroad

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2 w. ago Blood test for ovarian cancer misses some Black and Native American patients, study finds

A new study finds that a common blood test for ovarian cancer may miss some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment

Science

2 w. ago Matthew Perry's disgraced doctor spotted treating patients despite actor's death

Dr. Salvador Plasencia, who was charged with Dr. Mark Chavez in connection with the death of Friends star Matthew Perry, was spotted outside his Malibu Canyon Urgent Care clinic

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2 w. ago AstraZeneca pays up to $1bn for biotech firm ‘that could transform cell therapy’

UK pharma group acquires Belgium’s EsoBiotec as it announces EU has approved Imfinzi lung cancer drugBusiness live – latest updatesAstraZeneca has struck a $1bn (£773m) deal to buy a Belgian biotech company that specialises in cancer immunotherapies, the latest in a string of acquisitions that also yielded positive results for a late-stage rare disease drug on Monday.EsoBiotec, a small privately held firm founded four years ago in Mont-Saint-Guibert, develops in-vivo cell therapies that empower the immune system to attack cancers, and could offer many more patients access to cell therapy treatments provided in minutes rather than weeks. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago The common signs of endometriosis – as new treatment drug gets NHS approval

The drug will only be made available on the NHS for patients whose medical or surgical treatment for endometriosis has failed.

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4 w. ago I've known Gene Hackman and wife Betsy for 18 years. I know what happened on the day they died

At her Santa Fe clinic in New Mexico, animal chiropractor Dr Sherry Gaber was treating a four-legged patient when the phone rang. It was actor Gene Hackman 's wife Betsy Arakawa.

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4 w. ago I cared for Gene Hackman and wife Betsy's dogs for 18 years. I know what happened on the day they died

At her Santa Fe clinic in New Mexico, animal chiropractor Dr Sherry Gaber was treating a four-legged patient when the phone rang. It was actor Gene Hackman 's wife Betsy Arakawa.

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