Health News

  • State-funded elderly care 'drop'

    Wed, 16 May 2012 07:59:02 GMT
    The number of elderly people in England getting council-funded care has fallen by 11% in the last two years and looks like it will fall further, figures obtained by Labour suggest.

  • U-turn on NHS prostate drug use

    Wed, 16 May 2012 06:12:08 GMT
    A drug for advanced prostate cancer, which can extend life by more than three months, is likely to be approved for NHS use in England and Wales after the medical watchdog reverses an earlier decision.

  • Cutting pollution 'helps hearts'

    Tue, 15 May 2012 23:31:35 GMT
    Cutting air pollution has an instant impact on heart health, experts believe, after reviewing studies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

  • Nursing 'needs more compassion'

    Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:50 GMT
    New nurses should be judged on their compassion not just their skills, the NHS Confederation chairman is to say.

  • Paralysed man moves hand after op

    Tue, 15 May 2012 14:06:16 GMT
    A paralysed man has regained limited use of his hand after pioneering surgery to bypass damage to his spinal cord.

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Your doctor has recommended that you have an endoscopic procedure. This website contains all the information you will need to decide whether you would like to proceed.

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