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Covid 19 antibody tests- our review in the Daily Mail featured image
Covid 19 antibody tests- our review in the Daily Mail
19th May 2020

A journalist came in unannounced to our clinic and the write up was excellent - please see the link below

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Coronavirus Radio phone in today with Julia Hartley Brewer
9th April 2020

Private GP at SameDayDoctor Laurence Gerlis joins Julia at 9.15am to answer your medical and coronavirus questions.

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Cholesterol Lowering Injection In Trials
14th January 2020

We have had discussions about this exciting new medication.  A twice-a-year injection that reduces bad cholesterol to protect the heart is to be pioneered by the NHS in England. Already, millions of people take daily statin pills to cut their cholesterol. But later this year, a "ground-breaking" large-scale clinical trial will offer NHS patients a new form of medicine, gene silencing, in an injection called inclisiran

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Artifical Intellingence can diagnose Breast Cancer
8th January 2020

An international team, including researchers from Google Health and Imperial College London, designed and trained a computer model on X-ray images from nearly 29,000 women. AI was still as good as two doctors working together.  Unlike humans, AI is tireless. Experts say it could improve detection

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Exercise plans to support cancer treatment
29th December 2019

Newly-diagnosed cancer patients are to be offered NHS gym sessions before they start chemotherapy, in the hope of boosting the speed of their recovery. Thousands will be invited to sign up for a "prehab" fitness programme within 48 hours of being diagnosed.

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Measles epidemic in Samoa due to poor vaccination rates
9th December 2019

Samoa’s main streets are eerily quiet as the government stepped up efforts to curb a measles epidemic that has killed 62 people. The government told most public and private workers to stay home for two days and shut down roads to nonessential vehicles as teams began going door-to-door to administer vaccines. Families in the Pacific island nation were asked to hang red flags from their houses if they needed to be vaccinated

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Smear Tests & Swimming Media Interview
6th November 2019

SameDayDoctor was interviewed by BBC Television regarding the advice to the NHS that swimming is excellent exercise.  Furthermore, we conducted a radio interview about a new smear test methodology being trialled

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Cystic Fibrosis Medication Approved
27th October 2019

A life-extending drug for cystic fibrosis will be available on the NHS in England, health bosses say. NHS England reached a deal with Orkambi manufacturers Vertex Pharmaceuticals after months of talks. Patients should be able to get the drug within 30 days. The drug improves lung function and reduces breathing difficulties and can be given to children as young as two.

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Can we eradicate malaria?
10th September 2019

The world could be free of malaria - one of the oldest and deadliest diseases to affect humanity - within a generation, a major report says. Each year there are still more than 200 million cases of the disease, which mostly kills young children.