Category Archives: Womens’ Health

Schizophrenia care failings outlined

“Patient care of schizophrenics at all time low”, The Independent has reported, while Sky News called the treatment of schizophrenia patients “shameful”, and the BBC said care was falling “catastrophically short”. The stories are based on a report from the Schizophrenia Commission, an independent group of experts that has conducted a year-long inquiry into schizophrenia [...]

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Lung cancer rates in women ‘to soar’ by 2040

“Lung cancer rates soaring for women after tobacco manufacturers target them by saying smoking helps you stay slim,” the Daily Mail claims. Elsewhere, BBC News reports that over the next 30 years the number of women with lung cancer is set to rise significantly faster than the number of men with lung cancer. Where does [...]

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A million friends to join the fight against dementia

A trailblazing campaign will help a million people to make a difference to the lives of people with dementia and carers, Alzheimer’s Society announced today (Thursday 8 November). Dementia Friends, supported and funded by the government, aims to increase dementia awareness and change the way the nation thinks, talks and acts. The drive forms part [...]

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How mum’s menopause can affect your fertility

“Fertility predicted by mother’s age at menopause,” proclaims BBC News. This headline is based on a study in which 527 women aged 20-40 were asked how old their mothers were when they went through the menopause. They were then given an ultrasound to measure how many follicles (the ‘cellular packages’ that surround an immature egg [...]

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Flu jab uptake has dropped – do you need the vaccination?

The Government is urging ‘at risk’ groups to have the jab, but do you need it to battle the seasonal flu outbreak? ‘Tis the season for colds and flu. And with numbers of those having the flu jab to combat the season of ill health on the low side, the Government is encouraging at-risk groups [...]

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Early-onset Alzheimer’s gene explored in teens

A “dementia gene” has been found in a third of teenagers, “helping to predict the disease 20 years before devastating symptoms strike”, the Daily Mail claims. While, according to the Daily Express, the “dementia gene” is “found in nearly half of teenagers”. Both of these claims are inaccurate. The news is based on the results [...]

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Failings in diabetes care ‘cost thousands of lives’

‘Diabetes care depressingly poor, say MPs’, is the headline on the BBC News website. This is the damning verdict of a parliamentary report into standards of diabetes care in the NHS. The Public Accounts Committee reported that (in the words of the Daily Mail), “24,000 with diabetes ‘are dying needlessly’”. The report was published by [...]

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NHS Future Forum sets out ways to strengthen NHS Constitution

Recommendations for strengthening the NHS Constitution have been outlined by the NHS Future Forum to the Secretary of State The Future Forum, chaired by Professor Steve Field, identifies three ‘essential steps’ for the NHS Constitution to make a difference in the NHS: awareness must be raised dramatically among public, patients and staff – for staff, [...]

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’100% accurate’ eye test for schizophrenia claim

“New ‘100% accurate’ test diagnoses schizophrenics simply by checking their gaze,” the Daily Mail reports. The newspaper goes on to say that the “tests are simple, cheap, and take only minutes to conduct” and (rather contrarily) “demonstrated 98 per cent accuracy” in distinguishing between those with and without schizophrenia. This news is based on research [...]

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Response on funding allocations for independent mental health services and the treatment of armed forces’ compensation in charging for social care

The Department of Health has today published its consultation response and a summary of views received on options for distributing funding to local authorities for Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) services and the treatment of armed forces’ compensation in charging for social care. The IMHA service will be funded by Department of Health grant from [...]

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