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Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital has invested £120,000 in breast care imaging technology. The new mammography suite enhances the state-of-the-art diagnostic offering at the hospital.

The Fuji Amulet system provides high quality images which helps to detect abnormalities more effectively. The images are produced immediately with no processing time. The system is more comfortable for patients as the scanning time is reduced.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK with around 12,000 women dying of the disease every year.

Although breast screening cannot...

The Green Party has condemned Labour’s plans for a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) across the city centre, condemning them as ‘muddled thinking’ which will fail to help local residents or businesses.

The proposals could lead to the confiscation of sleeping bags and personal items and ultimately lead to the criminalisation of homeless people unable to pay a fine.

Tom Milburn, Exeter Green Party candidate in Newton and St Leonard’s ward said: “Someone sleeping rough in the city is very vulnerable and, if forced away from the relative ‘protection’ of the City Centre, is...

HeartSWell South West is looking for people to take to the sky and jump 10,000ft from a plane to raise money for heart patients and lifesaving equipment in the Westcountry. The 10,000ft tandem skydive can be completed in several different locations across the UK, the nearest centre being the Honiton Dropzone in Devon. HeartSWell ask the skydiver participant to raise £395 in sponsorship money in order for them to jump for free and in turn the charity will receive an average donation of £140. In addition to this, every extra pound that is raised by the skydiver over the minimum amount, goes...

Researchers at the University of Exeter and UCL (University College London) have identified a gene which can be used to predict how susceptible a young person is to the mind-altering effects of smoking cannabis. The finding could help identify otherwise healthy users who are most at risk of developing psychosis.

The research, funded by the Medical Research Council and published today in Translational Psychiatry, also show that female cannabis smokers are potentially more susceptible to short-term memory loss than males. Previous studies in this field have looked at people who...