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INDUSTRY NEWS
Latest news from around the healthcare industry.
Bed-sharing 'raises cot death risk' |
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Sharing a bed with your newborn baby increases the risk of sudden death syndrome - commonly known as cot death - fivefold, research suggests.
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NHS urged to improve use of drips |
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The lives of hospital patients who are put on a drip are being placed at risk by poor attention by staff to intravenous fluid care, experts warn.
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Chief inspector of GPs post created |
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A chief inspector of GPs is to be appointed as part of a push to improve services outside of hospitals, ministers are set to announce.
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Cancer risk gene testing announced |
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A pioneering programme to test cancer patients for nearly 100 risk genes is to start in London and could represent the future of treatment in the NHS.
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Sunshine vitamin 'may treat asthma' |
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The amount of time asthma patients spend soaking up the sun may have an impact on their health, researchers have suggested.
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Bunions 'blame family not footwear' |
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The risk of developing bunions - bony growths on the big toe - is linked to your family, not your shoes, a US study has shown.
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