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New pregnancy testing technique needs limits, says ethics body
Concerns about the way non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is being sold by private companies are expressed in a new report published by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics today.
£3m centre will tackle key questions of health and social care
A new Yorkshire centre will improve the health and well-being of children and the elderly – and the safety of patients in hospitals and clinics.
Overuse of antibiotics the main cause of C.diff epidemic
Restricting the use of a common antibiotic was more important than a high profile 'deep clean' of hospitals in massively reducing UK antibiotic resistant Clostridium difficile, a major study found.
Advanced Imaging Centre will give new insight into human body
A new £6.8m medical imaging centre which aims to transform the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from cancer, heart disease and musculoskeletal diseases has opened.
Dennis Parker Prize for innovation awarded to Matthew Goldsworthy
Matthew Goldsworthy, a year 5 MBChB student, was awarded the 2017 Dennis Parker Prize for his multimedia education project.