Haematology centre for cancer patients at risk over ‘disgraceful’ funds move
The Department of Health has decided to take back £1.5m from the project, Belfast Trust officials have told a Stormont committee.
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‘Difficult decision’ to close Samaritans branch after more than 50 years
“Sadly, and due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control, the difficult decision was reached to close the branch,” they charity says.
Unstable immune cells linked to severe cancer immunotherapy side effects
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh uncovered the unstable immune cells that can cause up to 40% of immunotherapy patients to experience serious side effects
Transplanted placental cells successfully detected in mouse pancreas after birth
The pancreas is a complex organ comprising multiple cell types that regulate blood glucose levels through hormones, such as insulin, and support digestion by producing
Climate change blamed for two-thirds of heat deaths in Europe
More than 50,000 people in Europe died this summer from heat, a record high amount, a new study finds
Are heavy school bags really to blame for children’s back pain?
A study of 221 schoolchildren in the Czech Republic found no statistically significant association between relative school bag weight and back pain, although nearly half
A study of 802 teens raises questions about school breakfast and blood sugar
A study of 802 U.S. adolescents found that school breakfast participation at least once weekly was associated with a 30% higher prevalence of prediabetes-range glucose
Scientists studied one million immune cells and found clues to future disease risk
Researchers developed a single-cell atlas of one million human neutrophils, identifying distinct immune cell populations and gene-expression patterns across tissues, infections, cancer, and other health
I thought I was dying but it was health anxiety – here’s how to recognise the signs
Hollie Sharman shares her experience of health anxiety and a doctor advises on how to manage symptoms.
Private care home investors a risk to public sector, regulator says
US investors are buying up UK care homes – a situation regulators say they are “watching carefully” in case it threatens plans for a National
Give more people weight loss jabs on the NHS, say MPs
Current plans for 6% of eligible patients to get Mounjaro by 2028 unambitious, say MPs.
First Ebola patients in Nigeria and Kenya might have crossed paths at Uganda airport
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the first Ebola patients confirmed in Kenya and Nigeria might have crossed paths at an
Research shows how the brain merges faces and voices to read emotions
Communicating effectively with others involves recognizing emotions from faces and voices. How does the brain process and integrate emotional information from visuals and sounds that
Needle-free mRNA vaccines protect mice against COVID-19 and flu
A needle-free vaccination method protected mice against the viruses that cause COVID-19 and flu, offering a possible new way to deliver mRNA vaccines while limiting