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NHS software provider faces £6m fine after hackers steal tens of thousands of medical records | UK News
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A major NHS IT provider faces a penalty of just over £6m for failures which led to a cyber attack and the theft of nearly 83,000 medical records. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been investigating Advanced, which supplies vital systems for the health service, since the breach on 4 August 2022. The cyber attack…
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Five Alzheimer’s patients developed disease from decades-old medical treatment, doctors find | Science & Tech News
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Five people in the UK are believed to have developed Alzheimer’s Disease as a result of medical treatment decades earlier, doctors have revealed. The world-first research suggests the individuals acquired a rogue protein that causes the form of dementia from growth hormone taken from the brains of deceased people. The doctors say Alzheimer’s itself is…
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Sell NHS medical records to fund cutting-edge treatments, Sir Tony Blair and Lord Hague say | UK News
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Sir Tony Blair and Lord Hague have issued a joint call for NHS medical records to be sold to fund the development of cutting-edge treatments. Britain’s former prime minister and the ex-Conservative leader have produced a report of more than 40 recommendations on regulation and state support, to help the UK remain at the forefront…
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Still no medical cannabis trials for NHS – five years on from legalisation | UK News
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Five years after medical cannabis was legalised, the government still hasn’t funded clinical trials that could see it being used on the NHS, Sky News has been told. The Home Office reclassified the drug in 2018 to allow specialist doctors to prescribe the drug under tight controls. But a year later the NHS watchdog NICE…
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Elon Musk’s medical firm Neuralink accused of welfare violations after killing 1,500 animals in four years – report | Science & Tech News
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A medical company set up by Elon Musk is under investigation for potential welfare violations – with a total of 1,500 animals dying in four years, according to a report. Staff at Neuralink have made internal complaints that animal testing is being rushed – causing needless suffering and deaths, Reuters says. Records seen by the…