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Kindness in health writing competition. Submissions due by 31 March 2024.
Acts of kindness happen every day in healthcare settings. Has a specific act of kindness stuck with you? Whether you work in hea
19 February 2024 by Jonathan Chri...

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Exercise helps to prevent cancer
While any type of activity reduces risk, the significance of muscle mass in a cancer suppressing environment may make regular resi
19 February 2024 by IdeaSpies

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Why are (too many) patients getting COVID in hospitals?
Too many patients are getting COVID in hospitals.  These infections can be reduced with good Infection Prevention controls.  Why is this not happening?Article by Hayley Gleeson (ABC):https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-11/patients-catching-covid-hospitals-australia-infection-control/103442806?u
11 February 2024 by Jonathan Chri...

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New cancer drug kinder than chemotherapy
Blinatumomab or blina was the only real option for young British cancer paitent Arthur after his chemo had failed to clear all of his cancer and had left him very weak.Michelle Roberts, BBC digital health editor reports that blina is an immunotherapy that seeks out cancer cells so the body's own immune system can recognise and destroy them.Roberts writes, 'Doctors say blina can replace big chunks of chemo - perhaps up to 80% of it.'  Thanks to all the treatment, Arthur's cancer has now gone.  For the full story:  https://www.bbc.com/news/health-67793887
5 February 2024 by Trevor Rowe

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Sparking innovation in global health systems
The Harvard ‘Health Systems Innovation Lab’ (HSIL) is sparking creativity, progress and real life improvements to Healthcare i
5 February 2024 by Noirin Mosley

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Doctors reversed a child’s deafness
 An 11-year-old boy named Aissam is adjusting to a world of sound after receiving the first gene therapy treatment for congenital deafness in the UShttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/health/deaf-gene-therapy.html?smid=url-share&unlocked_article_code=1.P00.rDAV.fmjqdCstiUDB
29 January 2024 by Eduardo Sifon...