Keep NHS afloat out of your own pockets

The British Dental Association has said government has effectively told the profession it cannot afford NHS dentistry, as it prepares to impose an approach to pay that will leave a gaping hole in the service’s budget which practices across England will be expected to fill. Despite having publicly accepted the independent pay review boInstall Pluginsdy’s […]

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Keep NHS afloat out of your own pockets

The British Dental Association has said government has effectively told the profession it cannot afford NHS dentistry, as it prepares to impose an approach to pay that will leave a gaping hole in the service’s budget which practices across England will be expected to fill. Despite having publicly accepted the independent pay review boInstall Pluginsdy’s […]

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Two million UK adults have taken medical advice from AI

Leading telehealth provider, Asda Online Doctor, conducted a nationwide survey to gauge public perceptions and usage of AI in relation to medical issues. The results revealed a concerning trend, with a staggering 60% of respondents admitting that they struggle to talk about their health concerns with doctors, and more than half do not turn to […]

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Two million UK adults have taken medical advice from AI

Leading telehealth provider, Asda Online Doctor, conducted a nationwide survey to gauge public perceptions and usage of AI in relation to medical issues. The results revealed a concerning trend, with a staggering 60% of respondents admitting that they struggle to talk about their health concerns with doctors, and more than half do not turn to […]

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Medicine extracted from poisonous mushrooms tested against kidney cancer

In a new clinical study at Karolinska University Hospital, the first patient has been treated with a drug whose active ingredient comes from one of Sweden’s most poisonous mushrooms. The purpose of the clinical phase I/II trial is to study whether this can become a treatment for patients with metastatic kidney cancer. Several species of […]

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Medicine extracted from poisonous mushrooms tested against kidney cancer

In a new clinical study at Karolinska University Hospital, the first patient has been treated with a drug whose active ingredient comes from one of Sweden’s most poisonous mushrooms. The purpose of the clinical phase I/II trial is to study whether this can become a treatment for patients with metastatic kidney cancer. Several species of […]

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Dentists: 4am queues for NHS care risk becoming the new normal

The British Dental Association has urged government to step up as Leigh, Greater Manchester, joined the growing list of communities where struggling patients have queued from the break of dawn to secure access to NHS dentistry. Daily queues starting as early as 4am have been reported outside the Avenue Dental Centre in Leigh town centre, […]

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Dentists: 4am queues for NHS care risk becoming the new normal

The British Dental Association has urged government to step up as Leigh, Greater Manchester, joined the growing list of communities where struggling patients have queued from the break of dawn to secure access to NHS dentistry. Daily queues starting as early as 4am have been reported outside the Avenue Dental Centre in Leigh town centre, […]

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Sub-Saharan Africa: Pioneering programme to bring multiple-disease detection tech

A pioneering programme which is bringing affordable, reliable and portable diagnostics for multiple diseases to sub-Saharan Africa is set to be presented at an event linked to the United Nations General Assembly this week. On Thursday 14 September, members of the Digital Innovations and Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases in Africa project, or DIDIDA, will be […]

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Sub-Saharan Africa: Pioneering programme to bring multiple-disease detection tech

A pioneering programme which is bringing affordable, reliable and portable diagnostics for multiple diseases to sub-Saharan Africa is set to be presented at an event linked to the United Nations General Assembly this week. On Thursday 14 September, members of the Digital Innovations and Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases in Africa project, or DIDIDA, will be […]

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