23/12/2011MRI scans could be used to detect heart diseaseA new study has shown that Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans should be used to assess patients with suspected heart disease rather than standard tests. Researchers at the University of Leeds studied 750...
23/12/201140 per cent fewer patients to be seen in NHS hospitals todayNHS Hospitals will see 40 per cent of fewer patients today than on a normal working Friday, costing the NHS thousands of pounds. The Telegraph sent a survey to all NHS hospitals in England asking for details...
22/12/2011Confused.com medical insurance comparison now powered by ActiveQuotePrivate medical insurance comparison website ActiveQuote.com is pleased to announce the launch of its latest partnership with Confused.com ( www.confused.com ) Launched in 2002, Confused.com was the first...
22/12/2011British women suing UK clinics for PIP breast implants over cancer fearAround 250 women are planning to sue at least 6 clinics in the UK for fitting breast implants filled with industrial silicone. Frenchwoman Edwige Ligoneche was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma, a...
22/12/2011Experimental cancer centres across the UK given huge funding boostExperimental cancer centres across the UK have been given a £35 million funding boost in order to continue early stage cancer drug trials and research. The Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) network...
21/12/2011Health MOTs to be offered to all over 40s by local authorities New proposals mean that everyone aged between 40 and 72 will have to be offered a regular free ‘health MOT’ by their local authority, in a bid to save hundreds of lives every year. At present, health MOTs are...
21/12/2011Experimental vaccine could soon prevent strains of deadly malariaBritish scientists have developed an experimental vaccine that has the potential to neutralise all strains of a deadly species of malaria . Malaria is a tropical disease spread by night-biting mosquitoes...
20/12/2011Bupa de-lists another 25 BMI Healthcare hospitals Bupa has removed 25 BMI Healthcare hospitals from its list of approved facilities, in addition to the de-listed 12 it announced earlier this month. Bupa’s current contract with BMI Healthcare, the largest...
20/12/2011Simplyhealth purchases Denplan from AXA Simplyhealth has announced its latest acquisition with the purchase of Denplan from AXA . Denplan, a dental payment plan provider, has been sold to Simplyhealth for a price of £115m on a debt-free cash...
20/12/2011Norovirus outbreak closes NHS wards across the UKNew figures released by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) reveal that outbreaks of the winter vomiting bug Norovirus have doubled in the past fortnight, closing hundreds of NHS hospital wards. Last week 38...