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Tuesday 26th March 2013

Hospital trust in pioneering project to cut violence in emergency departments

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Staff at Southampton's teaching hospitals are leading a pioneering project to reduce violence and aggression in emergency departments, as a top doctor warns the problem is "getting worse".
Date
Tuesday 26 March 2013
Thursday 21st March 2013

Protecting babies from food and dust mite allergens in first year may prevent asthma

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Doctors in Southampton have discovered that protecting babies from highly allergenic foods and dust mites in their first year of life can prevent the development of asthma during childhood.
Date
Thursday 21 March 2013
Wednesday 20th March 2013

Patient services centre: extended opening times

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The Trust's patient services centre has extended its opening hours to help patients with outpatient appointment queries.
Date
Wednesday 20 March 2013
Monday 11th March 2013

Pharmacist warns it 'may take celebrity death' to highlight threat of antibiotic resistance

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A leading pharmacist based at Southampton's teaching hospitals has warned it may take the death of a celebrity to highlight the dangers of increasing antibiotic resistance in the UK.
Date
Monday 11 March 2013
Friday 22nd February 2013

Doctors use radioactive 'pellets' to treat prostate cancer

Doctors use radioactive 'pellets' to treat prostate cancer
Description
Doctors in Southampton are treating prostate cancer with radiotherapy from within the body – by implanting patients with radioactive 'pellets'.
Date
Friday 22 February 2013
Friday 15th February 2013

Southampton heart experts blast kidneys to lower blood pressure

Southampton heart experts blast kidneys to lower blood pressure
Description
Heart experts at Southampton's teaching hospitals are using a groundbreaking drug-free treatment which involves 'blasting' nerves in the kidneys with radio waves to reduce high blood pressure.
Date
Friday 15 February 2013
Tuesday 12th February 2013

Surgeons begin orthopaedic profiling for hip and knee patients

Surgeons begin orthopaedic profiling for hip and knee patients
Description
Surgeons at Southampton's university hospitals have pioneered an 'orthopaedic profiling' system to fit patients with the most effective hip or knee replacement.
Date
Tuesday 12 February 2013
Monday 11th February 2013

Doctors reverse brain bleed procedure to treat critically ill stroke patients

Doctors reverse brain bleed procedure to treat critically ill stroke patients
Description
Doctors at Southampton's teaching hospitals have reversed a procedure developed to stem bleeding in the brain to help them save the lives of seriously ill stroke patients.
Date
Monday 11 February 2013
Monday 28th January 2013

Country's top nurse to meet staff and patients in Southampton

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The country's leading nurse will meet staff and patients at Southampton's teaching hospitals today (Monday) to find out more about pioneering bedside research.
Date
Monday 28 January 2013
Thursday 24th January 2013

'Five-minute' blood cancer injection cuts treatment time by two hours

'Five-minute' blood cancer injection cuts treatment time by two hours
Description
A new injection for blood cancer patients trialled at Southampton's teaching hospitals can deliver a two-hour dose of drugs in around five minutes.
Date
Thursday 24 January 2013
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