Behind the Headlines
Medical practice
16 May 2012
New research has mapped the way that MRSA “superbug” bacteria spread, BBC News has reported.
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04 May 2012
BBC News today reported that “two blind British men have had electronic retinas fitted”.
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11 Apr 2012
Treating stroke patients in specialised ambulances en route to hospital could boost the number of patients who receive lifesaving therapy, BBC News has today reported.
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05 Apr 2012
“There is no evidence that metal-on-metal hip replacements increase the risk of cancer,” the BBC reported today.
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06 Feb 2012
“Malaria deaths twice as high as was thought,” The Independent has reported today. Many newspapers have covered research that found that malaria claimed 1.2 million lives worldwide in 2010.
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22 Aug 2011
“The way cells in gut fight off toxins produced by a hospital bug has been discovered,” BBC News has reported.
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18 Aug 2011
“Dogs can be trained to identify the scent of lung cancer long before symptoms develop,” the Daily Mail has today reported. The newspaper said that “sniffer dogs can be relied upon to find the unique smell of the disease in...
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11 Aug 2011
“Hospital patients who get out of bed to walk around can cut their stay by three days,” reported the Daily Mirror. Those who start strolling on their first day in hospital shorten their visits more than others, it added. The story...
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10 Aug 2011
“A video technique that may significantly boost a woman’s odds of having a baby could soon be available,” according to the Daily Mail. The news is based on research in mice that investigated...
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10 Aug 2011
BBC News has reported “a call for more maternity doctors” by a group of six UK obstetricians who said that most maternal deaths are now caused by treatable medical conditions. In a British Medical Journal...
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