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First mRNA skin-cancer vaccine starts UK trial

An important trial of the world's first "personalised" mRNA vaccine against the deadliest form of skin cancer - melanoma - is now under way in the UK....

26.04.2024 300

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Arm skin patch could warn of organ rejection

Some people having a lung transplant on the NHS will receive a skin patch graft from their donor too as a way of spotting organ rejection sooner. ...

16.04.2024 5

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New cause of asthma damage revealed

UK scientists say they have found a new cause behind much of the damage asthma causes. Cells lining the airways are squeezed to destruction during...

05.04.2024 7

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Man 'recovering well' after pig kidney transplant

A 62-year-old man is said to be recovering well and should leave hospital soon, after getting a new kidney from a pig that was genetically modified to...

21.03.2024 6

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Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells

Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells, using Nobel Prize-winning Crispr gene-editing technology. Working like...

20.03.2024 100

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One dead following cheese recall over E. coli

A person in Scotland has died from E. coli, following an outbreak of the bacterial infection in the UK linked to cheese. Health experts warned a few...

30.12.2023 300

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Pioneering cancer-stopping op during a Caesarean

Four women giving birth by Caesarean have had surgery to cut their risk of ovarian cancer at the same time, in what doctors say is a documented first....

06.11.2023 100

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NHS to introduce Martha's rule in hospitals

The health secretary is backing the introduction of "Martha's Rule", to ensure hospital patients know they have the right to a second opinion, and NHS...

14.09.2023 6

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