Women taking a certain type of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) tablets could be at more risk for serious blood clots. It is found that tablets containing equine oestrogen were linked with a slightly higher risk than other tablets. Patches and gels for HRT are safest but under used. GP leaders said HRT treatment were tailored…
Scientists believe they have found a way to make cancer chemotherapy treatments less toxic to the body. They have begun testing a tiny sponge that sits inside the vein and removes excess chemo drugs from the blood once they have targeted the tumour. Experts say the early work offers hope of avoiding treatment side-effects such…
Cheap and widely used drugs for diabetes and heart health problems have potential for treating severe mental illness. Studies have shown that the number of times a patient needed hospital treatment fell by a fifth when they had taken the drug. The researchers at University College London say their findings have “enormous potential”. Independent experts…
A car believed to be involved in the murder of 14-year-old Jaden Moodie has been found by police. The teenager was hit by a vehicle whilst on a moped and then was stabbed to death in what is believed to be a targeted attack. He was found wounded in Bickley Road, Leyton, Waltham Forest, on…
Seventeen members of staff have been suspended at a hospital that treats young people with mental health needs. It follows reports of some nurses and healthcare assistants used non-approved techniques to move patients to Middlesbrough West Lane hospital. Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust said they have taken the allegations very seriously. It…
A major search has begun in County Donegal for a doctor who went missing almost 10 years ago. Deirdre O’Flaherty, a GP based in Strabane in Northern Ireland, has not been seen since January 11th, 2009 when her car was found at Kinnego beach with the keys in the car. She had been staying with her…
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