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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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More young people considering surgery

Four in ten under 25s are already considering cosmetic surgery and 28 per cent of those have even gone as far as speaking to surgeons about going ahead with a procedure, a new study has revealed.

Researchers found worryingly large number of young people are already considering going under the knife for procedures such as breast enlargements, nose jobs and even liposuction.

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Devon

Plymouth

Mums-to-be ask the anaesthetist

A new pilot service being trialled by the Maternity Unit at Derriford Hospital will provide anaesthetist-led antenatal classes to mums-to-be.

Consultant Anaesthetist Juliet Barker said: “The class will inform mums-to-be about the more advanced techniques of pain relief and anaesthetics that might be used in labour and delivery. It is aimed at any pregnant lady, and her partner, who...

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New Tinnitus Support Group in Plymouth

A new group to support local people with tinnitus is being formed in Plymouth this month. The Plymouth Tinnitus Support group has been set-up to provide current, up to date information about tinnitus treatments and management for people in the South West. The group will strive to create a friendly, informal forum for patients and family members to ask questions about tinnitus.

The...

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Plymouth

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Are you the region's fittest person over 65?

If you are over 65 and still like to keep active, know that age is just a number and you take pride in putting younger people to shame with your fitness routines, then don your training shoes and enter the national search to find the UK’s most active person aged 65 and over, starting with a regional winner from the South West.

Launched by well-known celebrity fitness guru Mr Motivator...

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Knitters wanted to help with dementia project

Plymouth Hospital NHS Trust's Health Care of the Elderly Wards are looking for volunteers to help them make more ‘Twiddle Muffs’ to keep up with the high demand.

Twiddle Muff Comforters are designed to provide a simple stimulation activity for active hands and can often reassure and comfort patients, particularly those living with dementia.

Having something to hold and...

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Find out what Derriford Hospital's new helipad means to Peninsula Trauma Centre

In 2012, Derriford Hospital officially became the Peninsula Trauma Centre as part of a new region-wide system in the South West.

This consists of two trauma care networks, each with a major trauma centre at the heart of the network and is supported by the ambulance and air ambulances services, trauma units, local acute hospitals, specialist rehabilitation and many other associated...

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One in 5 living with undiagnosed back pain

One in five people in the South West (19 per cent) are suffering from debilitating lower back pain and do not have a diagnosis for their symptoms.

This is leading to widespread anxiety, depression and avoidable time off work, new research suggests.

The figures out this week from Nuffield Health reveal that the combination of a lack of access to treatment and diagnostics, poor...

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back pain

South West

nuffield

Hospital's new helipad gets its 'H'

After nearly seven months, the official launch of Derriford Hospital's new helipad is now fast approaching and will be taking place on Friday 5th June.

The helipad is going through its final stages of completion and now has a marked letter ‘H’ in the centre, allowing it to be clearly visible from the air.

The ‘H’ symbolises that this is a helipad and that it is operational....

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Incubator push raises funds for NICU

Derriford Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) have organised an incubator push on Saturday 30th May; hospital staff, parents and friends will be pushing an incubator from Plymouth City Centre to Derriford Hospital, covering approximately 10 miles, to raise funds for the ‘Keep Me Close’ campaign.

The campaign is aiming to raise £2 million to redevelop a new area of the...

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Stay sun safe during school holidays

With thousands planning early summer holidays abroad over half term, and forecasters predicting intermittent hot and sunny weather appearing locally over the bank holiday weekend, health professionals are reminding the public to enjoy the sun safely while they make the most of their holiday.

Devon has some of the highest rates of skin cancer in the UK, with over 300 cases of malignant...

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