Prof Nigel Arnell, professor of climate change at the University of Reading, says: “Whilst we clearly hope temperatures won’t get that far, it is prudent to prepare for the worst case when planning health resources, if the consequences of us underestimating the risk are so significant.” Source link
[A spokesperson for NHS England said: “While local NHS trusts are each responsible for their own medicines policy, NHS England has commissioned a range of support, information and resources for organisations on this issue, which have been used by hundreds of health professionals – we will continue to encourage their use so patients in hospital … Read more
Addy Clarke’s parents are making the most of time with the seven-year-old, who has Batten Disease. Source link
New Delhi: To address the escalating incidence of pre-diabetes and diabetes in the country, a private hospital has unveiled a pioneering diabetes remission clinic. The initiative, a collaboration by Fortis C-DOC and Twin Health USA, has introduced the Whole-Body Digital Twin technology that uses advanced algorithms and machine learning to provide patients with tailored strategies … Read more
A £5m study will begin in January to see how feasible it is to offer these types of tests to patients. Source link
Two MND sufferers tell the BBC how the debilitating neurological condition is hard to diagnose. Source link
The Animal Husbandry Department on Wednesday launched the distribution of financial assistance to dairy farmers who had lost cattle to the lumpy skin disease. Inaugurating the State-level distribution, Minister for Animal Husbandry J. Chinchurani assured the government’s full support to the farmers. Financial assistance was provided to 146 farmers on Wednesday. The distribution will be … Read more
Constipation, difficulty swallowing and irritable bowel symptoms are possible markers, say researchers. Source link
The scientists studied data from a type of 3D scan known as optical coherence tomography (OCT), which produces a high detailed image of the cross-section of the retina, from a cohort of 154,830 patients aged 40 and over who had attended eye hospitals in London between 2008 and 2018. Source link
India continues to grapple with the absence of information about cancer and inaccurate data regarding the number of individuals affected by this condition. Therefore, oncologists are strongly advocating for the government to designate cancer as a notifiable disease, emphasising the importance of maintaining accurate records. India’s current population-based cancer registry suffers from limited coverage and … Read more