Remarkable lung cells can reverse smoking damage Scientists have discovered that a small proportion of cells in smokers lungs can remarkably avoid damage, including from those smoking a pack a day for 40 years. Chemicals in tobacco smoke corrupt and mutate the DNA in lung cells, transforming them from healthy to cancerous. However, these findings…
Immune discovery could lead to ‘one-size-fits-all’ cancer treatment A newly discovered immune cell could be harnessed to treat all cancers, new findings show. Researchers at Cardiff University have identified a single type of T-cell that could be capable of destroying many different types of cancers, but At least one clinical director has stood down in…
Physicians pile on pressure over PCN predicament A petition with 100 signatures has been sent to NHS England to protest the draft service specification for Primary Care Networks (PCNs). At least one clinical director has stood down in protest. PCN leaders across Dorset have said ‘additional work and bureaucracy proposed in the specifications would ‘do…
NHS crisis: A&E waiting times worst on record A&E waiting times hit their worst-ever level in December, with more than a fifth of patients forced to wait more than four hours. In 2004, the government set a target that 95% of patients should be seen within 4 hours. However, for the last 4 years this…
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