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Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has said she is “proud” of having reached a “major milestone” as a rollout of screenings for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is to begin earlier than expected. The ...

Jesy Nelson has celebrated an "amazing" announcement that the NHS will commence testing newborns for a devastating muscle wasting disease. Health Secretary Wes Streeting has advanced plans to screen ...

Hundreds of thousands of newborn babies will be tested for a devastating muscle wasting disease in a big win for the Mirror. Health Secretary Wes Streeting has brought forward plans to screen 400,000 ...

Jesy Nelson has heralded an “amazing” announcement that the NHS will start testing newborns for a devastating muscle wasting disease. Health Secretary Wes Streeting has brought forward plans to screen ...

Many of us are aware of mammograms and smear tests, but have you ever heard of a faecal immunochemical test (FIT), which is used to screen for bowel cancer? Bowel cancer screening is a relatively new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Almost a third of people eligible for bowel screening in England do not complete their test, according to a charity. Bowel Cancer ...

Almost a third of people eligible for bowel screening in England do not complete their test, according to a charity. Bowel Cancer UK said that while “great work” has been done to improve screening ...

The test itself was simple. It involved providing a saliva sample, spitting into a tube, which was then analysed for inherited cancer risk genes. At the time, I was in good health, had no symptoms of ...

Waiting times for NHS hearing tests are "out of control" as Scots struggle to book appointments due to soaring demand for audiology services. The number of patients on waiting lists in several of ...

The connection between sensory impairment and cognitive aging is a growing area of research. While hearing loss is an established risk factor for dementia, the specific role of the vestibular system, ...