New hope has been given to people suffering from spinal cord damage after an animal experiment found that mice were able to regain the ability to control their legs
The Guardian reported today on a “groundbreaking medical treatment that could dramatically enhance the body's ability to repair itself”. It said that the new treatment
“A quick test for the drug-resistant bacterium MRSA has helped a London hospital to cut infection rates by almost 40% in a single year,” according to The Times. The
New approaches should be used to treat and diagnose high blood pressure, according to draft guidelines today published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). The proposed changes include...
“A man who was left completely blind by multiple strokes has been able to navigate an obstacle course using only his "sense" of where hazards lie,” The
“Hospital admissions for dog bites are three times as high in the most deprived areas of England as in the least,” BBC News reports. Official data released today shows a striking correlation between deprivation and dog bite injuries…
“Failures in basic hospital care are resulting in more than 1,000 deaths a month from … acute kidney injury,” The Independent reports. A study commissioned by the NHS estimates that up to 40,000 people may be dying from this preventable condition.
A “while you wait” test for chlamydia has been developed for women, reported The Sun. The chlamydia bacteria, the most common sexually transmitted infection in the
What will be the big health news stories for 2016? We take a look in the Behind the Headlines crystal ball and offer our predictions…