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• Hydrogen / methane breath test for fructose / lactose malabsorption – Testing at home

  This page is for patients who are doing a breath test at home for either fructose or lactose malabsorption.

• Immunotherapy significantly increases the number of patients free from bowel cancer

  An immunotherapy drug given before surgery instead of chemotherapy meant that significantly more patients with a certain genetic profile were cancer free after surgery, according to clinical trial results presented by researchers at UCL and UCLH.

• Hydrogen / methane breath test for fructose / lactose malabsorption – Face-to-face testing

  This page is for patients who are doing a face-to-face breath test in the hospital to test for either fructose or lactose malabsorption.

• App detecting neonatal jaundice from the eye successful in first major clinical trial

  A smartphone app that identifies severe neonatal jaundice could provide a cheaper alternative to expensive screening procedures, according to a study by UCLH, UCL and the University of Ghana.

• Women’s mental agility is better during menstruation

  Participants reacted quicker and made fewer errors during menstruation, despite believing their performance would be worse, according to new research from UCL and the Institute of Sport, Exercise & Health (ISEH).

• Launch of new services to support patients with sickle cell disease, thalassaemia, and other inherited red cell disorders

  The North Central London Integrated Care System (NCL ICS) has new services and staff training to support patients with inherited red cell disorders, including Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia, living in Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington.

• Launch of new services to support patients with sickle cell disease, thalassaemia, and other inherited red cell disorders

  The North Central London Integrated Care System (NCL ICS) has new services and staff training to support patients with inherited red cell disorders, including Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia, living in Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington.

• Meet Matthew and Lillyanne

  Matthew Fielden and Lillyanne Tran volunteer in the cognitive disorders outpatients’ clinic at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.

• Robotic surgery for bladder cancer improves patient recovery time

  Robot-assisted surgery used to perform bladder cancer removal and reconstruction enables patients to recover far more quickly and spend significantly less time in hospital, concludes a trial led by UCLH, UCL and the University of Sheffield.

• HSL update: Bordetella pertussis PCR testing

  Introduction of Bordetella pertussis PCR testing at Halo laboratory (Health Services Laboratories)