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Pulse oximeters prove ‘less accurate’ for patients with darker skin tones
Pulse oximeters that can be used at home to detect hypoxaemia give higher readings for patients with darker than lighter skin tones, according to UK researchers. Pulse oximeters prove ‘less accurate’ for patients with darker skin tones appeared first on Nursing Times.
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Six weeks in cast ‘no less effective’ than surgery for unstable ankle fractures
Wearing a cast for six weeks appears to be no less effective than surgery for healing unstable ankle fractures and carries fewer treatment related harms, according to Finnish researchers. Six weeks in cast ‘no less effective’ than surgery for unstable ankle fractures appeared first on Nursing Times.
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NHS to offer thousands of men life-extending prostate cancer drug
Thousands of men with prostate cancer will be offered a life-extending drug on the NHS within weeks. For the first time patients whose prostate cancer has not spread will be able to receive the drug in England, known as abiraterone, as the health service widens access to the treatment. Around 2,000 men diagnosed with prostate […]
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Guidance aims to combat racism against Northern Ireland social care staff
The Department of Health in Northern Ireland has today published guidelines to support social care employers in identifying, preventing and responding to incidents of racism in the workplace. Guidance aims to combat racism against Northern Ireland social care staff appeared first on Nursing Times.
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