Thursday, May 9, 2024

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BOOK FESTIVAL – Shapeshifters: Medicine, and the human behind it

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BY BOB CUMMINS   Gavin Francis, a physician in Edinburgh, writer and explorer shares insights from his past that have inspired his current book, Shapeshifters; on...

Doctors give five-year-old epileptic boy ketamine in bid to reduce his 600 seizures a day

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A SCOTS mum has revealed her five-year-old son was given the horse tranquiliser ketamine to treat his epileptic seizures. Murray Gray has 600 seizures a...

Fury as England approves muscular dystrophy drug denied Scots

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ENGLISH health chiefs have approved a muscular dystrophy wonder drug recently refused to Scots children suffering from the disease. The £200,000-a-year treatment for Duchenne muscular...

Machines are taking over the Scottish NHS

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MACHINES are taking over the Scottish NHS, according to new figures on the number of robots used in hospitals. At least 84 robots are now...

Four key medicines given the go ahead under NHS Scotland

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NHS SCOTLAND is set to use four new medicines to treat pancreatic cancer, chronic myelogenous leukaemia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and infertility.   The move comes...

Fight against antibiotic resistance steps up

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Public and health care professionals across Scotland are being asked to make a pledge to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions in the fight against antibiotic...
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