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Weight-loss jab Wegovy made available on NHS as manufacturer says stocks are limited | UK News
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Weight-loss jab Wegovy is now available to NHS patients – but only through specialist weight management services. The weekly injection has been hailed as a wonder drug by those wanting to shed weight, from celebrities to obesity patients. The NHS rollout of the drug will be limited to people needing medical help to lose weight.…
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NHS must embrace robotics and AI to be fit for future, surgeons warn | Science & Tech News
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The NHS must embrace robotics and AI if it is to make it through the current crisis and be fit to face future ones, surgeons have warned. Waiting lists for routine treatment, let alone complex surgery, have reached an all-time high this year as the health service grapples with a backlog made worse by the…
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NHS treating hundreds of children as young as 13 for gaming disorders | Science & Tech News
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Hundreds of children are being treated for video game disorders by the NHS, including some who have been driven to attack their own family. New figures reveal that 745 people have been referred to the National Centre for Gaming Disorders since it opened in October 2019, the only clinic of its kind in the UK.…
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Wegovy: Weight loss injection used by celebrities to be made available on NHS | Science & Tech News
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A “game changer” weight loss injection used by celebrities including Twitter boss Elon Musk is to be made available through the NHS amid warnings that the drug is not a “quick fix”. In a “pivotal moment”, thousands of people living with obesity in England are set to be offered Wegovy, also known as semaglutide, on…
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How much of a difference did school closures make to spread of COVID and impact on NHS? | Science & Tech News
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The latest dump of WhatsApp messages between ex-health secretary Matt Hancock and former education secretary Sir Gavin Williamson might be shocking in what they reveal about the men’s attitudes to teachers. But what isn’t surprising, or even that revelatory, is that there was a long-running spat about the benefits of closing schools to control the…
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‘Digital mimics’ among 16 projects launched to help NHS with winter pressure | Science & Tech News
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Researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to “digitally mimic” households struggling with the impact of the cost of living crisis to simulate the most effective ways to help. It’s one of more than a dozen projects spanning data analysis to machine learning that have been launched to help counter the winter pressures facing the NHS.…
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Diabetics to get ‘artificial pancreas’ on NHS which injects insulin via body-worn tracker | UK News
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Auto-injecting blood sugar trackers will be handed to more than 100,000 diabetics in England under an NHS scheme. The new body-worn monitors, likened to an artificial pancreas, pump insulin into the body whenever it is required. The hybrid closed-loop monitors will help patients manage blood sugar levels without having to monitor their levels manually. It…
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BioNTech cancer treatments deal is a coup for the government and a challenge for the NHS | Science & Tech News
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BioNTech has signed a deal with the UK government to enrol up to 10,000 patients in clinical trials by the end of 2030 for personalised cancer therapies. The deal is a big win for the UK, yet new cancer treatments will only work if the NHS does. Vaccines based on mRNA were the standout success…
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New tiny microscope ‘could speed up breast cancer treatment’ and cut NHS waiting lists | Science & Tech News
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A tiny microscope that can be manoeuvred through small spaces inside the body during surgery could speed up breast cancer treatment and help cut NHS waiting lists, say scientists. Experts from Imperial College London have developed an endo-microscope that is less than 1mm in diameter – about the width of 25 human hairs – and…
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Ransomware attack on NHS systems could take weeks to fix, major IT provider warns | UK News
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A cyberattack that hit a major IT provider for the NHS and severely affected the 111 service involved ransomware and could take up to four weeks to fix, it has emerged. Advanced, which supplies vital systems for the NHS, said it suffered a cyber breach around 7am on 4 August which has now been contained.…