Behind The Headlines

Fears of faulty 'toxic' hip replacement implant

30 Jan 2012
Many newspapers and TV stations have reported that medical regulators have launched an investigation into a type of hip replacement called a “metal-on-metal” (MoM) device (DePuy ASR hip replacement implant).
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Poly Implant Prosthese (PIP) breast implants update 6 January 2011

06 Jan 2012
NHS Inform wishes to update people in Scotland on the PIP breast implant issue. Here you will find links to the latest information.
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Breast implants scrutinised following cancer death

28 Dec 2011
Many newspapers have reported details of a possible link between a French brand of breast implants and a rare form of cancer. It is thought that up to 50,000 British women have had the implants concerned, which are subject to a major investigation in France.
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Cancer survival rates 'threatened by rising cost'

13 Dec 2011
"Cancer survival rates could fall because of a rise in the cost of diagnosis and treatment over the next 10 years,” the Daily Express warns today. Other papers, including the Daily Mail claim that treating patients at home instead of in hospital could stop cancer treatments from “bankrupting” the UK’s healthcare system.
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Gene therapy used to treat haemophilia

13 Dec 2011
An experimental gene treatment means that people with haemophilia B may no longer need medication, BBC News has reported.
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Benefits of breast screening questioned

12 Dec 2011
Breast cancer screening could cause more harm than good,” The Daily Telegraph has today reported. The newspaper says up to half of the benefit that some women get from living longer lives could be cancelled out by others having misdiagnoses or unnecessary treatments.
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Abortion 'does not raise mental health risks'

12 Dec 2011
Having an abortion does not raise risk of mental health problems,” according to The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper says that “the world’s biggest review of the issue” has found that it makes no difference to a woman's mental health whether she chooses to have an abortion or continue with the pregnancy.
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