Selecting private health insurance becomes very essential as you reach your 60s and later. Many seniors are considering private coverage to guarantee quicker access to specialists, diagnostics, and treatments as NHS waiting lists reach 7.4 million patients and treatment delays extend for months. Bupa is a household name among the major insurers in the UK. This thorough review looks at whether Bupa really provides
Living with cancer for six years, Naim had been approved for treatment abroad. But like thousands of others, he remains trapped in Gaza, barred from leaving by tightening Israeli restrictions. I used to receive treatment in the West Bank and Jerusalem, Naim told Al Jazeera's Tareq Abu Azzoum. Today, I cannot access any treatment at all. I need radiotherapy, and it no longer exists in Gaza.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center took part in a study to find out if cancer patients would respond to music therapy. Members on the medical team were surprised to find out that it was just as effective as cognitive behavioral therapy or talk therapy. The Melody Study paired patients up with music therapists for a seven-week trial that involved activities that span from passive (listening to music) to active (creating music themselves).
Ken Griffin's donation of $15 million will support the construction of a new five-story cancer center at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, aiding local cancer research and treatment.