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‘Putin’s war’ underlines the need for a fast radiation blood test, says testing expert

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked fears about radiation poisoning, either created accidentally because of fighting near Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, or due to the launch of a nuclear weapon… The post ‘Putin’s war’ underlines the need for a fast radiation blood test, says testing expert appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.

It is shocking that LGBTQI+ couples do not have equal access to IVF treatment

Starting a family for any couple is an exciting new adventure, but for LGBTQI+ couples it is a hugely costly process, both financially and emotionally. Dubbed the LGBTQI+ fertility tax, it is significantly harder for a lesbian, bi-women or some trans people in a same-sex relationship to access NHS fertility treatment even though they are…

Why extra virgin olive oil is good for us

Numerous studies have shown that consuming olive oil can have many different benefits for our health, but why is this? Richard Hoffman explains

Nationalising GPs is not the solution to an overwhelmed NHS

Speculation has recently arisen over the “nationalisation of general practice” after a letter leaked to the Times stated that health secretary Sajid Javid is planning “an independent review of the future of primary care”, to look at “workforce, business models and how GPs work with the other parts of the NHS such as hospitals”. GPs…

Nearly 50% of blood cancer patients insufficiently protected against Omicron after three jabs, study says

Findings support need for a fourth jab among these vulnerable people, say scientists

Blind UK patient sees signals after bionic eye implant at Moorfields hospital in London

‘This groundbreaking device offers the hope of restoration of sight to people suffering vision loss due to dry AMD’

Antibiotic-resistant superbugs caused 1.2 million deaths in a year, study finds

Study makes comprehensive estimate of the disease burden for 23 microbes and 88 pathogen-drug combinations

The 60-year journey to a pig-heart transplant

It was an eight hour surgery to put a pig’s heart into David Bennett, but decades of research to make sure the body wouldn’t reject it, writes Daniel M Davis

Shortened isolation period marks ‘important intervention’

The Health Secretary Sajid Javid has announced today that people in England who are fully vaccinated will now only have to self-isolate from seven to just five days from Monday.… The post Shortened isolation period marks ‘important intervention’ appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.

Fully vaccinated people will only have to self-isolate for five days as ‘infections are falling’ says Sajid Javid

The Health Secretary Sajid Javid has announced today that people in England who are fully vaccinated will now only have to self-isolate from seven to just five days from Monday.… The post Fully vaccinated people will only have to self-isolate for five days as ‘infections are falling’ says Sajid Javid appeared first on London Business…

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