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NHS pharmacies to pilot ‘sponge on a string’ test to spot cancer precursor

Scheme in England to identify signs of oesophageal cancer forms part of government’s 10-year health plan

The Guardian - UK

ASA cracks down on online pharmacies advertising weight loss injections

Watchdog releases nine new rulings setting clear precedents for online selling

The Guardian - UK

Weight loss jabs alone will not be enough to turn the tide on obesity – doctors

An estimated 1.5 million British people are using weight loss jabs.

The Independent UK

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Simple but vital new cancer test to be trialled in pharmacies

NHS England is piloting a new way of preventing oesophageal cancer

The Independent UK

‘Sponge on a string’ cancer test to be available in high-street pharmacies

A capsule dissolves in the patient’s stomach and leaves a small sponge about the size of a 1p coin.

The Independent UK

Resident doctors’ strikes risk derailing Labour’s NHS recovery plan

With waiting lists high and pay talks deadlocked, fresh round of industrial action could undermine Starmer’s health pledges

The Guardian - UK

Why many kidney patients are still choosing hospital dialysis – and how the NHS can help more people access care at home

Every week, thousands of people with kidney disease in the UK spend long hours in hospital receiving life-saving dialysis. For many, this means travelling to a kidney unit three times a week and sitting through sessions that last four hours or more. It’s a huge commitment that affects people’s ability…

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NHS disruption expected as resident doctors vote for strike action

Resident doctor members of the British Medical Association have taken industrial action 11 times since 2022.

Evening Standard

Hot flush pill for menopausal women approved for use in UK

Elinzanetant is a non-hormonal tablet which can tackle hot flushes.

The Independent UK

Hot flush pill gets green light for UK use

Elinzanetant is a non-hormonal tablet which can tackle hot flushes.

Evening Standard

New therapy teplizumab could delay type 1 diabetes by years – if caught early

For more than a century, type 1 diabetes has meant one thing: a lifetime administering insulin. But for the first time, science is breaking that paradigm – not by managing the disease, but by intercepting it before symptoms even appear.

The Conversation

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Palantir accuses UK doctors of choosing ‘ideology over patient interest’ in NHS data row

Tech firm’s chief, Louis Mosley, dismisses fears that contract ‘threatens to undermine public trust in NHS data systems’

The Guardian - UK

Benefit cuts will hit severely disabled people despite ministers’ claims, say charities

Exclusive: Charities say planned universal credit changes fail to account for progressive or fluctuating conditions

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Evening Standard

Learn from ‘our Scandinavian neighbours’ about crises and war, ministers urged

Pat McFadden spoke to MPs after the Government unveiled plans for an emergency alert system test later this year.

The Independent UK

NHS bracing for chaos after doctors vote to strike over pay

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Evening Standard

Doctors against Palantir’s NHS software put ‘ideology over patient interest’

Louis Mosley, the UK boss of the US tech giant, appeared before the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Downing Street refuses to reopen pay negotiations with resident doctors as fresh wave of strikes announced

Walkouts by up to 48,000 medics - formerly known as junior doctors - would have devastating consequences for NHS

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The Independent UK

Wes Streeting warns doctors ‘the public will not forgive you’ as NHS strike chaos looms

Wes Streeting has accused doctors of ‘squandering an opportunity’ by striking, warning they will not find another health secretary ‘as sympathetic to resident doctors as me’

The Guardian - UK

NHS bosses fear fresh resident doctors’ strikes could embolden other staff

The Royal College of Nursing and Unison are undertaking indicative ballots to assess members’ willingness to strike

The Guardian - UK

To those who question what Labour stands for – look at Best Start. It will change Britain’s future

Sure Start was New Labour’s finest achievement, and the Tories destroyed it. Now it’s back with a mission to put children at the heart of everything, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Evening Standard

Government reveals sweeping changes to fix ‘broken NHS dental system’

Newly qualified dentists could be made to work in the NHS for three years.

Evening Standard

‘Groundbreaking’ drug could slow progression of type 1 diabetes

A handful of people are being given the medicine on a case-by-case basis while it is reviewed for wider use on the NHS.

The Independent UK

Mother of two becomes first UK patient to receive ‘groundbreaking’ new diabetes drug

New drug offers future hope that people with type 1 diabetes will not need to take insulin

Evening Standard

Medicine shortages put patients at risk, MPs and peers warn

The findings also highlight how shortages severely impact patients with conditions like ADHD, menopause and diabetes.

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