NHS England approves laser treatment for men with enlarged prostates
Thousands of men with a prostate problem are to benefit from a new tool which has been given the go ahead for NHS use, health officials said. The National Institute
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Union calls for ‘urgent action’ on violence against custodial care workforce
A summit is to be held as violence against staff in prisons, immigration centres and prisoner escort services hits “breaking point”. The Community union said its members in the prison
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People fear neurological disorders more than cancer, survey says
People are more fearful of getting neurological disorders than cancer, a new poll suggests. When people were asked what illness they feared getting the most, a total of 45% said
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Judge rules public figure involved in care proceedings case cannot be named
A public figure whose teenage relative was taken into local authority care while on holiday in England before becoming the focus of family court proceedings cannot be named, a judge
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MBE for Rotherham youth worker who exposed child sex exploitation
A youth worker whose revelations about child sexual exploitation in Rotherham led to the exposure of a scandal that shocked the nation has been awarded the MBE. Jayne Senior said
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Blocked beds disruption continues as social care pressures ‘spill over into NHS’
Soaring numbers of blocked beds continue to disrupt the NHS in England – despite figures suggesting it may be starting to recover after a challenging start to the year. Delayed
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Trust accepts responsibility for death of teenager awarding family £80,000
The family of an 18-year-old man who drowned following an epileptic seizure while under the care of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £80,000 compensation. The NHS Trust
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‘Very exciting’ Multiple Sclerosis treatment found to reverse disease symptoms in tests
A radical treatment that wipes out and then regenerates the immune system can halt progression of aggressive multiple sclerosis and even reverse its symptoms, research has shown. Scientists in Canada
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‘Unprecedented results’ in trials combining immunotherapy drugs
Thousands more patients with terminal cancer could go into remission if immunotherapy drugs were used in combination, scientists believe. The drugs, which have boosted survival for dying patients, enable the
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Government accused of not taking ‘LGBT sexual health issue seriously enough’
Ministers are not taking the issue of LGBT sexual health seriously enough, an MP has claimed, as a Government pilot programme to vaccinate gay men against a highly contagious virus
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