Following the success of the psychological therapies pilot programme in Doncaster and Newham, Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt today announced new funding for a further ten pathfinder projects.
Patients in the North West will soon benefit from faster waiting times and more choice about where they can be treated, thanks to a new partnership with the independent sector, the Department of Health said.
Only one per cent of women know that older women – those 80 or older – have the greatest risk of developing breast cancer according to new research published.
Non-profit Kaiser Permanente, one of the state’s largest health insurers, reported today a $1.2 billion revenue increase and a “profit” of $698 million up from $448 million over last year.
Giving chemotherapy to women with operable breast cancer before they have surgery — not after — helps physicians pin down the best treatment regimen and can reduce the extent of surgery, according to a new systematic review.
Regular as clockwork, the flu arrives every year. And, according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 5 to 20 percent of the U.S. population on average will come down with it. About 36,000 people will die.
Large multiyear, multihospital retrospective database analysis demonstrates RDS treatment with Curosurf (poractant alfa) Intratracheal Suspension provides significantly improved neonatal survival.
Mumps cases started appearing earlier this year in Canada, spreading quickly to Ontario in Canada. Mumps has infected more than 200 people.
Children of women who took the epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy appear to be at a greater risk for lower IQ, according to research presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 59th Annual Meeting in Boston, April 28 ? May 5, 2007.
UK Health Minister Andy Burnham published new guidance to help health bodies and practitioners deliver high quality convenient care closer to people’s homes.