Artificial pancreas hope for children with diabetes

Insulin injections are currently the mainstay of type 1 diabetes treatment

Scientists in Cambridge have shown that an "artificial pancreas" can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with Type 1 diabetes.

A trial found that combining a "real time" sensor measuring glucose levels with a pump that delivers insulin can boost overnight blood sugar control.

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Doctors Doctors seek help for mental health disorders

Two thirds of doctors and dentists who attended a pioneering scheme run by the National Health Service to rehabilitate sick medics were suffering mental health disorders while the rest were addicted to alcohol and "every drug under the sun", the GP leading the programme said today.

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Andy Burnham: 'Climate change poses serious threat to health'

The impacts of climate change on health are a "very real and present danger", the health secretary, Andy Burnham, warned today at the launch of a new report on how rising temperatures will affect the public.

The Lancet study, published ahead of UN talks on tackling climate change in Copenhagen, calls on health ministers and professionals around the world to recognise the danger global warming poses to health.

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