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Where to Get High-Precision Treatments for Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer rarely gives patients time to adjust. The disease stays silent for too long, and by the time symptoms appear, the window for simple decisions has usually closed. More than 80% of cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage, which means every step has to be deliberate and nothing...

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Schemes encourage safer sexual behaviour in young adults

Young adults report being offered a chlamydia test has a positive impact on their subsequent healthcare-seeking and sexual behaviour, according to a new Public Health England (PHE) report out this week.

After testing for chlamydia, 62% of respondents to an anonymous web survey reported they were more likely to use condoms with a new partner and 66% reported they were more likely to...

Early report on views on future of community services to be heard by clinical commissioning group’s Governing Body

The initial report that summarises the feedback from local people and organisations on the future of Devon’s community healthcare services is to be heard today (Wednesday 16 July) by the doctors responsible for commissioning them.

The Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG) has received more than 250 responses from individuals and on behalf of...

Act now to reverse growing number of diabetics

Doctors and diabetes prevention experts in Plymouth hosted a summit in the city on Saturday in a bid to reverse the growing number of diabetics in the city and surrounding areas.

Figures from Public Health England suggest that unless something is done soon Plymouth, South Hams and West Devon could see an estimated 6,000 more people suffering from diabetes in the next 15 years.

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Singing for the Brain celebrates 5th anniversary

A group for people living with dementia, run by Alzheimer’s Society in the Plymouth area, celebrates its 5th anniversary today (10 July) with a special party to mark the occasion. The group now sees 50 people regularly attending and is the highlight of the week for many of the members.

Doreen Abott, a member of the group from Plymouth said: "When I received the diagnosis of Alzheimers...

More people in Devon need to spell out their organ donation decision

In Devon, 33 residents have died due to the shortage of organs in the last five years and there are currently 168 people in the county waiting for a transplant.

NHS Blood and Transplant is highlighting the figures to encourage people to spell out their decision to be an organ donor during National Transplant Week 2014 (7-13 July).

The aim of this year’s campaign is to increase...

Poppy-Lee opens hospital’s sensory room

A special sensory room for children and young people in hospital was officially opened by a patient and fundraiser on Thursday (12 June).

Ten year old Poppy-Lee Rodgers, who attends Widey Court Primary School, has cystic fibrosis and comes to the hospital regularly for appointments, was invited to cut the ribbon and officially open the sensory room at Derriford Hospital.

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Researchers warn mobile phones negatively affect male fertility

Men who keep a mobile phone in their trouser pocket could be inadvertently damaging their chances of becoming a father, according to a new study led by the University of Exeter.

Previous research has suggested that Radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR) emitted by the devices can have a detrimental effect on male fertility. Most of the global adult population own mobile...

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Young people needed to give blood and join the greatest team in the world

Young donors are crucial to ensuring there will be enough donors in the years to come. Despite the percentage of 17–24 year old blood donors in Devon being higher than the national average, more younger donors are needed.

NHS Blood and Transplant has released the figures at the start of National Blood Week to encourage more people across Devon to ‘get off the bench’ and start giving...

Views and ideas sought on mental health strategy

Doctors and healthcare professionals in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay want to find out the views of local people on how the county’s mental health strategy could look in the future.

The NHS and local authorities have launched a draft commissioning strategy for adult mental health services and want people to say what they think about the proposals.

The draft strategy, which is for...

Junior doctors win Quality Improvement prizes

The inaugural Peninsula Quality Improvement Conference took place on Friday 16 May 2014, giving junior doctors the opportunity to showcase their quality improvement initiatives.

The conference had a competitive field of entrants from Trusts throughout the South West, with junior doctors from Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust scooping the top two prizes.

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