2 August 2012

Magnets may help prevent rare complication of spinal anaesthesia

A simple technique using local anaesthetic mixed with magnetised “ferrofluids” may provide a new approach to preventing a rare but...

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2 August 2012

NHS productivity challenge would be ‘undoable’ says expert

Asking the NHS to find nearly £50 billion in efficiency savings would be “frankly undoable”, says John Appleby, Chief Economist...

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2 August 2012

Quick, simple test to identify patients who will not respond to the painkiller tramadol

French researchers have found a way to quickly identify the 5-10% of patients in whom the commonly used painkiller, tramadol,...

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2 August 2012

The Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (FMLM) extends their membership offering

Following a decision by the Founding Council, membership has now been extended so non-medical full members of UK medical royal...

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2 August 2012

Regional anaesthesia reduces complications and death for hip fracture patients

In a study of more than 18,000 patients having surgery for hip fracture, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine...

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2 August 2012

FDA appeals ruling preventing importing of drugs for lethal injections into US

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is appealing a recent court ruling, preventing drugs facilitating the administration of the...

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2 August 2012

New ‘Evidence Updates’ from NHS Evidence

NHS Evidence – a service provided by NICE - is producing new style Evidence Updates to help health and social...

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1 August 2012

One in three companies are loss making in the UK Orthopaedic Equipment industry

One in three companies in the UK Orthopaedic Equipment industry is making a loss as economic conditions continue to take...

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