Smokers in the UK light up a billion fewer cigarettes a year A study at the University College London has shown that the average number of cigarettes smoked each month has declined by more than 26% between 2011 and 2018, from around 3.4 billion to 2.5 billion a month. As part of a raft…
NHS Digital trial new system to alert HCPs to adjust care NHS Digital is trialling a reasonable adjustment flag on patient records that alerts health and care staff if a patient has a learning disability, so that they adjust care services accordingly. This may include ensuring there is wheelchair access to a hospital or clinic,…
Ebola may soon be a “preventable and treatable” disease An Ebola drugs trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo has identified two new drugs that have a 90% survival rate when used in combination. The drugs, named REGN-EB3 and mAb114, work by attacking the Ebola virus with antibodies, neutralising its impact on human cells. The…
New app detects killer kidney condition in minutes The technology firm, DeepMind has developed a new mobile phone app known as Streams, which sends blood test results directly to front-line clinicians in the form of easy-to-read results and graphs. The app was trialled at London’s Royal Free Hospital and was described as a “potential lifesaver”,…
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