FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 25 | History Defined

Woman sells home to pay for brain cancer treatment unavailable on NHS

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The Independent UK · Jul 17

‘I have brain cancer. I never imagined I’d have to sell my home to fight for my life’

Jo Fuller, 51, said it was one of the ‘hardest decisions’ she had ever made but was her only hope of accessing treatment that may give her more time

The Independent UK · Jul 16

Woman sells house to fund fight against aggressive brain cancer

Jo Fuller was diagnosed with glioblastoma after collapsing while on holiday in Australia.

Evening Standard · Jul 16

Teenagers should be offered meningitis B jab on NHS, Government advisers say

It comes after a series of outbreaks of meningitis, with the most serious being in Kent earlier this year which left two teenagers dead.

Evening Standard · Jul 16

Defence is the one public budget we dare not question – will Andy Burnham break this cycle?

Any boost for the military will be paid for by cuts elsewhere. Britain’s new PM should be careful he is not being sold a pup, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16

NHS AI Now Listens to Doctor-Patient Conversations – But You Can Refuse to Take Part

AI-powered speech-to-text technology is transforming NHS consultations by reducing administrative tasks, cutting backlogs, and improving patient interaction, allowing clinicians to focus more on patient care.

International Business Times UK · Jul 16

Black doctors in England four times less likely to get training places than white counterparts

For one placement, black applicants had a less than 1 in 100 chance of being offered a place, NHS data shows

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15

Meningitis B vaccine rollout begins for students – what you need to know

Thousands of students heading to university or residential college this autumn will be eligible for a free meningococcal group B (MenB) vaccine, following an outbreak in Kent earlier this year that was linked to two deaths. From July 20, participating pharmacies across England will offer MenB vaccinations to eligible students.…

The Conversation · Jul 15

One in five new mothers in England seek emergency care after birth

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The Independent UK · Jul 15

I investigated Palantir’s foothold in the British state – and what I found should worry us all

Paid-for political access and threadbare regulations have helped to embed the US tech firm in the NHS – and beyond. But there is a way to free ourselves, says Peter Geoghegan of Democracy for Sale

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15