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• Genetic study of Lewy body dementia supports ties to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

  16-02-2021 20:43
  Scientists found that five genes may play a critical role in determining whether a person will suffer from Lewy body dementia, a devastating disorder that riddles the brain with clumps of abnormal protein deposits called Lewy bodies. The results also supported the disorder's ties to Parkinson's and Alzheimer diseases.
  
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• The Guardian view on disability and Covid: shine a light | Editorial

  16-02-2021 19:53
  
  Families are worried that people with learning disabilities have not been prioritised. Who can blame them?A review by the Care Quality Commission of the allocation of do not resuscitate orders to some care home residents without consultation, during the first wave of the pandemic, is expected shortly. But already, new concerns have been raised that the same practices may be recurring. Normally, these orders should only be made when people are too frail to benefit. But the charity Mencap says tha
  
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• Small 'window of opportunity' for best recovery after stroke

  16-02-2021 19:34
  An international study has shown, for the first time, that the capacity of the human brain to recover and rewire itself peaks around two weeks after a stroke and diminishes over time.
  
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• Jo Whiley offered Covid jab before sister in care home who tested positive

  16-02-2021 18:56
  
  Radio 2 DJ’s experience of sister, who has diabetes and learning disabilities, being unvaccinated backed up by other carersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJo Whiley described it as “living through a nightmare” when she talked powerfully of her horror at being offered the coronavirus vaccine before her sister, who has a learning disability and diabetes. Within hours the nightmare was compounded by her sister testing positive for Covid. And by th
  
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• Jo Whiley offered Covid jab before sister in care home who later tested positive

  16-02-2021 18:56
  
  Radio 2 DJ’s experience of sister, who has diabetes and learning disabilities, being unvaccinated backed up by other carersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJo Whiley described it as “living through a nightmare” when she talked powerfully of her horror at being offered the coronavirus vaccine before her sister, who has a learning disability and diabetes. Within hours the nightmare was compounded by her sister testing positive for Covid. And by th
  
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• Abuse survivor calls for UK children born of rape to have 'victim' legal status

  16-02-2021 18:13
  
  Rotherham grooming victim says children need specialist help and should be able to prosecute fathersOne of the survivors of the Rotherham grooming scandal has asked the government to give children born from rape legal “victim” status so they can receive specialist help and potentially prosecute their fathers.Sammy Woodhouse – who became pregnant with her first son aged 14 after being groomed and raped – says that despite being recognised herself as a victim of sexual expl
  
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• New hope for treating chronic pain without opioids

  16-02-2021 17:51
  According to some estimates, chronic pain affects up to 40% of Americans, and treating it frustrates both clinicians and patients -- a frustration that's often compounded by a hesitation to prescribe opioids for pain.
  
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• Women have a lower range of 'normal' blood pressure than men

  16-02-2021 17:50
  A new study shows that women have a lower 'normal' blood pressure range compared to men.
  
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• Brief survey tool tracks symptoms, aids in evaluating effectiveness of treatment

  16-02-2021 14:30
  Researchers have developed and validated, SymTrak-8, a short questionnaire to help patients report symptoms and assist healthcare providers in assessing the severity of symptoms, and in monitoring and adjusting treatment accordingly.
  
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• Jo Whiley offered Covid jab before vulnerable sister in care home

  16-02-2021 12:54
  
  Radio 2 DJ ‘living through nightmare’ as sister, who has diabetes and learning disabilities, remains unvaccinatedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJo Whiley has said she is “living through a nightmare” after being offered the coronavirus vaccine before her sister, who has learning disabilities and diabetes and whose care home has been locked down due to an outbreak.The BBC Radio 2 DJ, who has been campaigning for her younger sister Frances,
  
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• Jo Whiley offered Covid vaccine before sister in care home with diabetes

  16-02-2021 12:26
  
  Radio 2 DJ says family is ‘living through nightmare’ and wants to speak up for those with learning disabilitiesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJo Whiley has said she is “living through a nightmare” after being offered the coronavirus vaccine before her sister, who has learning difficulties and diabetes and whose care home has been locked down due to an outbreak.The BBC Radio 2 DJ, who has been campaigning for her younger sister Frances, w
  
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• New Care appoints home manager at Cheadle Manor

  16-02-2021 10:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  New Care has appointed Janet Lewis, from Manchester, as the registered home manager of Cheadle Manor, its recently opened £15m care facility on Stockport Road in Cheadle.Janet has worked for New Care for over 12 months, joining the company in October 2019, and was previously the home manager of Ashlands Manor in Sale.Janet, who will be responsible for a team of more than 100 employees and 68 residents, has been involved with Cheadle Manor since day one, having an active interest in its bui
  
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• Care homes toast ‘Rabbie’ in Burns Night celebration

  16-02-2021 08:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hundreds of residents at 21 Colten Care homes across the south celebrated Burns Night in honour of the famous 18th century bard Robert Burns.In line with annual tradition, poetry recitals were the order of the day along with lunches and suppers featuring haggis, neeps and tatties.While Covid constraints meant homes could not welcome visiting bagpipers and dancers as they usually do, residents nevertheless enjoyed festive fun.At Avon Cliff in Bournemouth, Companionship Team Members Brian Knight a
  
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