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Babies from three people’s DNA prevents hereditary disease
Posted onWatch the moment DNA from a mum and dad is injected into the egg of another woman – the critical step in the creation of a baby made from three people Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal conditions, doctors say. The…
Affordable health clinic in Sevier County seeing new patients with expanded access
Posted onGATLINBURG, Tenn. (WVLT) – Affordable healthcare services expanded to Gatlinburg a year ago, and since then, the clinic has seen strong growth in patients needing their services. The Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic expanded to a second location in Gatlinburg last year. They said the need for healthcare and the support from the community had…
GPs told to guarantee same-day appointments for urgent cases
Posted onThis is not the first time a Labour government has tried to set a target for immediate access. In 2000, a 48-hour target was set, but by the 2005 election campaign it was causing controversy, with patients complaining that they could not book an appointment in advance because so many were being held back for…
Alzheimer’s blood test could ‘revolutionise’ diagnosis
Posted onFergus WalshMedical Editor, BBC News Getty Images More than 1,000 people across the UK with suspected dementia are to be offered a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease which it is hoped could revolutionise diagnosis of the disease. The blood test can detect biomarkers for rogue proteins which accumulate in the brains of patients with the…
