Privately-run Hinchingbrooke Hospital returns to NHS
The new chairman of the first hospital in the NHS to be run by a private company has said he cannot rule out department closures.
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NHS feels the strain as hospital bed-blocking by elderly patients hits record levels
Bed-blocking is causing a huge strain on the NHS, with more than one million hospital bed days lost because of delayed discharges in the past year, new figures revealed last night.
MS drug ‘may already be out there’
Depression and heart-disease drugs are to be tested in a trial to find treatments for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) from existing medicines.
Paracetamol no good for back pain’
Paracetamol is ineffective at treating back pain and osteoarthritis despite being a recommended treatment, a group of Australian researchers has warned.
Care system gets ‘biggest shake-up in 60 years’
Major changes to the care system in England are being introduced on Wednesday in what is being dubbed the biggest shake-up for 60 years.
Royal College of Nursing says Scottish elderly care standards ‘not being met’
An analysis of inspections of hospitals which are caring for the elderly has suggested the current inspection regime has not driven up standards.
Milk and dairy ‘good for the brain’ claim unproven
“Three glasses of milk every day helps prevent Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s,” is the misleading headline in The Daily Telegraph. The study it reports on only found that a high-dairy diet was linked to increased levels of an antioxidant called glutathione.
Fit middle-aged men have lower cancer risk
“Very fit men in their late 40s are less likely to get lung cancer and colorectal cancer than unfit men,” says BBC News as it reports on a new US study.
Crossing your fingers may help reduce pain
“Crossing your fingers might reduce pain,” says The Guardian. The study behind the news found crossing your fingers may confuse the way your brain processes feelings of hot and cold and, in some cases, reduce painful sensations.
British medic declared free of Ebola
A UK military medic who has been discharged from hospital after being declared free of Ebola said it was thanks to medics that she is alive.