Published on MSD Connect: September 2020
Source: BPS Research Digest
Music and humans go back a very long way. The earliest accepted instruments, made from bones, appeared on the European scene about 40,000 years ago.
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Published on MSD Connect: August 2020
Source: PharmaTimes
NHS England has launched a new drive to put staff wellbeing at the heart of NHS recovery, with measures designed to address new pandemic challenges and improve physical and mental health support for staff.
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Published on MSD Connect: August 2020
Source: PharmaTimes
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced new funding for nursing apprenticeships in England.
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Published on MSD Connect: August 2020
Source: Pa Taz from Press Association
Working conditions for nurses and midwives pose a significant threat to their mental health, which could worsen due to the pandemic, a review has found.
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Published on MSD Connect: August 2020
Source: The Guardian
Doctors may be missing signs of serious and potentially fatal brain disorders triggered by coronavirus, as they emerge in mildly affected or recovering patients, scientists have warned.
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Published on MSD Connect: August 2020
Source: Qatar Tribune
Maintaining a hopeful attitude, developing personal resilience, consciously practising self-care, surrounding oneself with optimistic people, and taking part in activities help relieve stress and encourage social engagement with others, said Dr Javaid Sheikh, professor of Psychiatry and dean of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q).
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Published on MSD Connect: August 2020
Source: The Guardian
People who have recovered from Covid-19 may lose their immunity to the disease within months, according to research suggesting the virus could reinfect people year after year, like common colds.
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Published on MSD Connect: July 2020
Source: The Guardian
Cancer is going undiagnosed for approximately 1,900 people a week due to Covid-19 concerns in hospitals and GP surgeries, with a charity warning the UK now faces a “ticking time bomb".
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Published on MSD Connect: July 2020
Source: The Telegraph
New research finds repetitive negative thinking was linked to the deposit of harmful proteins in the brain. Having constant negative thoughts over a long period of time may increase the risk of developing dementia, scientists believe.
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Published on MSD Connect: July 2020
Source: Medgadget
Manufacturing artificial red blood cells may turn out to be significant in treating a number of diseases and conditions. This has been tried in the past by a number of teams, but some important functions were missing in every design.
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Published on MSD Connect: June 2020
Source: M2 PressWIRE
NHS volunteer responders will be carrying out socially-distanced tasks including helping with delivering food shopping and dropping off personal medication to frontline staff at their homes.
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Published on MSD Connect: May 2020
PharmaTimes
Researchers have created a mobile phone application, dubbed “QUiPP v2”, that allows doctors to quickly calculate a woman's individual risk of preterm birth and identify women who need special treatments.
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Published on MSD Connect: May 2020
Nicola Davis from The Guardian
Hopes of developing a new treatment for ulcerative colitis have been raised by research suggesting the condition may be linked to low levels of certain bacteria in the gut.
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Published on MSD Connect: April 2020
Nicola Davis from The Guardian
An electronic device that “sniffs” breath may offer a new way to identify people with a condition that can lead to cancer of the oesophagus, researchers have revealed.
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Published on MSD Connect: April 2020
Ian Sample Science editor from The Guardian
A powerful antibiotic that kills some of the most dangerous drug-resistant bacteria in the world has been discovered using artificial intelligence.
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Published on MSD Connect: April 2020
Pa Media from The Guardian
A record number of people are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, increasing their chances of suffering a heart attack or stroke, the NHS has said. A “growing obesity crisis” has led to nearly 2 million people in England being exposed to the condition that causes the level of sugar in the blood to become too high.
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Published on MSD Connect: April 2020
Hannah Devlin from The Guardian
Early signs of cancer can appear years or even decades before diagnosis, according to the most comprehensive investigation to date of the genetic mutations that cause healthy cells to turn malignant.
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Published on MSD Connect: April 2020
Nicola Davis from The Guardian
Human livers from organ donors can now be preserved for a week, researchers have revealed, a dramatic improvement on previous techniques, which could only keep the organs usable for a matter of hours.
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Published on MSD Connect: March 2020
Tony Aern Shaw from Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Advances in artificial intelligence could be the key to identifying people at risk of suicide.
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Published on MSD Connect: March 2020
Agence France-Presse from The Guardian
Smokers can turn back time in their lungs by kicking the habit, with healthy cells emerging to replace some of their tobacco-damaged and cancer-prone ones, a study shows.
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Published on MSD Connect: March 2020
Denis Campbell Health policy editor from The Guardian
People with glaucoma are going blind because NHS eyesight services have “inadequate capacity” to follow up such patients properly after diagnosis, an investigation has revealed.
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Published on MSD Connect: March 2020
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More than 100,000 patients have had appointments with expert pharmacists in the last 10 weeks, relieving pressure on GPs and A&E departments.
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Published on MSD Connect: February 2020
Lauren Donnelly Health Editor from The Telegraph
Cancer helplines are facing a surge in calls from patients because overstretched NHS doctors and nurses do not have time to care for them, a charity has warned.
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Published on MSD Connect: February 2020
Pa Media from The Guardian
Healthy habits such as drinking in moderation, staying slim and exercising for at least 30 minutes a day could extend people’s disease-free life by up to a decade, research suggests.
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Published on MSD Connect: January 2020
Jemma Crew, Pa Health, 6 November 2019
Mental health patients sent away from home for treatment have travelled the equivalent of 22 times around the world in a year.
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Published on MSD Connect: January 2020
Liz Connor, Carmarthen Journal, 20 November 2019
Get into the habit of trying something new each week. It’s a scenario that many of us are familiar with.
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Published on MSD Connect: January 2020
Jamie Harris, Press Association, 11 November 2019
A “smart needle” has been developed by scientists in the UK which could speed up cancer detection and diagnosis times.
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Published on MSD Connect: December 2019
Rebecca Ratcliffe, The Guardian, 15 November 2019
Researchers have discovered a way to stop rabies from shutting down critical responses in the immune system.
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Published on MSD Connect: November 2019
AFP Relax News, 4 November 2019
An at-home, non-invasive screening for cervical pre-cancer could increase compliance with recommended follow-up tests...
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Published on MSD Connect: November 2019
Nina Massey, Press Association, 5 November 2019
A new wearable bike helmet-style brain scanner system could make scans easier and more reliable in children, researchers say.
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Published on MSD Connect: November 2019
Denis Campbell, The Guardian, 15 October 2019
People could be offered cancer screenings in their lunch breaks in a bid to reverse the alarming fall in those attending appointments, under plans being considered by NHS bosses.
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Published on MSD Connect: November 2019
M2 PressWIRE, 21 October 2019
All NHS doctors and dentists in England now have access to a comprehensive mental health service, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced today.
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Published on MSD Connect: October 2019
PR Script Managers, Weston, Worle & Somerset Mercurcy, 3 October 2019
GPs across Weston are being encouraged to reduce their reliance on medications and consider prescribing lifestyle changes.
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Published on MSD Connect: October 2019
AFP Relax News, 25 July 2019
According to a British study, women likely to develop diabetes during their pregnancy can reduce the risk by adopting a diet rich in nuts, fruit and olive oil…
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Published on MSD Connect: August 2019
HIT Consultant, 19 June 2019
A lot of discussion about healthcare AI is vague and visionary in nature. Most of us know that these technologies have a very promising future, but until recently it hasn't been clear just when practical applications will emerge.
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Published on MSD Connect: September 2019
Jemma Crew, Pa Health, 15 August 2019
A new NHS initiative will aim to ensure faster diagnosis for people with brain and nerve conditions...
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Published on MSD Connect: September 2019
Harron Siddique, The Guardian, 11 August 2019
Thousands of people in England at risk of contracting type 2 diabetes will receive wearable tech to help monitor their exercise level, the NHS has said.
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Published on MSD Connect: August 2019
Healthline, 3 July 2019
People under 35 years old are ignoring warnings about sun exposure and skin cancer because they believe tanning makes people more attractive.
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Published on MSD Connect: August 2019
PharmaTimes, 6 June 2019
NHS England has announced that nearly three quarters of a million patients are set to benefit from new world-leading innovations on the...
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Published on MSD Connect: December 2019
Simon Neville, Press Association, 7 July 2019
More than a dozen NHS Trusts are taking the Government to court to argue that they should have an 80% reduction in business rates – the same discount given to private hospitals and fee-paying...
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Published on MSD Connect: August 2019
M2 PressWIRE, 1 July 2019
Screening programmes will be overhauled and diagnosis made faster and more accurate with...
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Published on MSD Connect: August 2019
Letters, The Guardian, 16 July 2019
The NHS Confederation report Chairs and Non-Executive Directors in the NHS did not give a fair picture of what is actually going on in the health service today...
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Published on MSD Connect: August 2019
CEO, Innovaccer Inc & Abhinav Shashank, HIT Consultant, 19 June 2019
The world of healthcare is changing and with it our approach to understanding the concept of patients and doctors, ways of delivering care and building a better relationship between those...
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Published on MSD Connect: December 2019
Manas Mishra, Reuters, 28 June 2019
Family background can matter for the health of diabetic children, according to researchers in...
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Published on MSD Connect: August 2019
Fulcoe, Cleveland Clinic, 13 July 2019
If your patients have diabetes, you know how easy it is for them to injure their feet — without even realising...