Early diagnosis difficult in lung cancer
NEARLY one in three UK lung cancer patients dies within three months of diagnosis despite having consulted numerous times with GPs prediagnosis, according to research published in the journal Thorax.
MHRA warning on bogus dental equipment
OVER 12,000 different pieces of poor quality dental equipment imported into the UK from China and Pakistan and sold on auction websites such as eBay, Amazon and Alibaba have been seized by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the past six months.
New guidance on decision-making in CPR
NEW guidance on making decisions about attempting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has been published.
Continued growth in the number of women doctors
THE number of female doctors in the UK will soon equal that of men, according to a new report by the GMC.
Dental decay still too common in young children
ONE in eight children age three in England suffer from tooth decay according to a survey by Public Health England.
MDDUS chief executive Professor Gordon Dickson to retire
MDDUS has announced today that its chief executive Professor Gordon Dickson will retire at the end of the year.