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Have you ever wondered as you scrolled through the medical vacancies on s1jobs what it would be like if your role was more about prevention than cure?
Instead of taking care of people who fall ill, you might be focused on preventing them from becoming unwell in the first place.
Preventative medicine isn’t a new field but it is one where many exciting developments are taking place.
Welcome to the new wave of vaccines, the jabs that have been a long time in development but, if they fulfil their early promise, are set to eradicate nasty diseases. So make sure your injection technique is up to scratch – it could be your greatest weapon in the war on disease.
Think Smart
Patients suffering from the type of brain cancer that killed politician Tessa Jowell last month are now being given hope of having their lives extended by a new vaccine for the condition.
In trials the vaccine has shown to be highly effective at adding months and even years to the length people live once diagnosed with the condition.
The Brain Tumour Charity has describe the preliminary results as “remarkably promising”.
Cross Out the Ticks
The first vaccine that could stop people catching Lyme disease has been developed. It comes at a time when the illness, which is caught from teeny-meany ticks, has become widespread across the UK.
Now a drugs company is developing a treatment that could be up to 96% effective and would be available through the NHS for both adults and children.
Beat Fowl Play
Shingles is caused by the varicella zoster virus, the same one that causes chicken pox. Like chicken pox, it can cause mild symptoms in some people but very serious symptoms in others. Sufferers break out in a painful rash and blisters that tracks a nerve around the body and even the head and eyes can be affected.
Now a new shingles virus looks set to provide protection for those most at risk of developing the condition.
Be a Game Changer
As Ebola once again breaks out in West Africa, there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon. A new vaccine has been shown to be highly effective in giving protection against the disease.
It’s a quick-fix solution and meant to stop outbreaks from spreading, but longer-term vaccines are also in development. These too have been shown to work every time in small trials.
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