A shortage of contraception is causing chaos and risks unplanned pregnancies and abortions, doctors are warning. Leading sexual health experts have written to ministers warning that the supply shortage is beginning to lead to serious problems across the UK. A number of daily pills and a long-acting injectable contraceptive are thought to be affected. The […]
A fast acting ketamine-like anti-depressant spray that can lift mood within hours has been rejected by the NHS healthcare watchdog. The National Institute for Health and Care and Excellence (NICE) says there are too many uncertainties about the correlation between the price and clinical benefits of esketamine. It is licensed as a therapy for people […]
SOUTHAMPTON scientists are appealing for volunteers to take part in a new study that could lead to a break-through in whooping cough bacteria. Participants will receive a £1,000 reimbursement if they take part in the 16 week trial. As part of the scheme those taking part will receive two doses of live whooping cough bacteria […]
SAINTS legend Francis Benali joined staff and patients to open a new multi million urology centre in Southampton yesterday. Franny, who received an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List for his services to charity after raising more than £1 million for Cancer Research UK, arrived at University Hospital Southampton yesterday at 12pm to cut […]
England’s care watchdog has carried out a no-notice inspection of an NHS trust at the centre of concerns over the possible preventable deaths of babies. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is investigating East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust but has not yet decided whether to prosecute. At least seven preventable baby deaths may have occurred at […]
A mental health trust dubbed England’s worst will remain in special measures despite showing improvements in care. The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) provides mental health and learning disability services. Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found the trust required improvement in four areas, but rated it “good” for its caring staff. […]
A twice-a-year injection that reduces bad cholesterol to protect the heart is to be pioneered by the NHS in England. Already, millions of people take daily statin pills to cut their cholesterol. But later this year, a “ground-breaking” large-scale clinical trial will offer NHS patients a new form of medicine, gene silencing, in an injection […]
MORE than 20 per cent of patients at Southampton General Hospital had to wait longer than four hours to be seen in A&E last month. The trust says meeting the official NHS waiting times target has become “extremely difficult” due to “significant increases” in the number of patients. Figures released by NHS England for December […]
Some women who have recurrent miscarriages might benefit from taking a tablet designed to treat diabetes, researchers say. A trial in 38 volunteers suggests it helps better prepare the womb lining for pregnancy by boosting certain beneficial cells. Experts believe some women who miscarry do not have enough of these stem cells. Cally Cusack, now […]
Testicular cancer can be treated successfully with fewer rounds of toxic chemotherapy drugs, doctors say. A study on 246 patients, reported in the journal European Urology, showed a single cycle of chemo was just as effective as the standard two cycles. But the “shorter, kinder and cheaper” approach reduced the side-effects for cancer patients, scientists […]
