Despite claims in 2007, advising hospital births were preferable to home births, the NHS is now claiming that home births are normal, safe, and better than hospital delivery. Mark Baker, the clinical director of the National Institute for National Health and Care Excellence (NICE), has said, ‘A home birth is generally safer than hospital for … [Read more…]
The health of thousands of patients throughout the UK is at risk after a dentist failed to carry out basic hygiene requirements when providing treatment. NHS England has announced it will do a ‘significant patient recall’ after the dentist was revealed to have breached infection control standards. Dr Rosemary Gillespie, chief executive at Terrence Higgins … [Read more…]
Hepatitis E found in donated blood A new study has discovered that around 1,200 people in England are infected with the hepatitis E virus (HEV) through receiving donor blood. Although symptoms will not be noticeable, it can cause liver damage and can occasionally be fatal, with the Lancet medical journal research revealing that one in … [Read more…]
New HIV infections and deaths from Aids falling A report by the United Nations Aids agency believe that the Aids epidemic can be under control by 2030, with both new HIV infections and Aids deaths both declining. Despite this promising diagnosis, the paper also revealed that 35 million people globally were still living with HIV, … [Read more…]
Oral cancer rates are on the up with 6,065 people in England being diagnosed in 2010 – a steady increase from the 5,500 oral cancer patients diagnosed back in 2008. As well as referring to head and neck cancers, oral cancers can cover the mouth, lip and tongue, as well as cancers of the tonsils, … [Read more…]