In the news this week

Hi everyone, I hope you are all well this Sunday. Today I had a new idea for a blog post and that is to give you link's to news articles that are about IBD or article's that feature people with IBD.

On Thursday the 14th it was finally released to the press that adbominal wall transplants had been done it the UK. 

Craig Shirley and Amy Grime, the first patients in the UK to
have had adbominal wall transplants.

Here is the link to the article that the Mirror news did. 
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/patients-who-underwent-uks-first-2790292


The second news article on IBD this week was, that NHS Highland in Scotland are piloting a new smartphone app for people with Crohn's Disease. 

Evonne Stewart one of the patient's taking
part in the scheme

Here is the link to the article done by Highland News.
http://www.highland-news.co.uk/News/NHS-Highland-pilots-Smartphone-technology-for-Crohns-disease-14112013.htm


That's it for this week's in the news post so until the next time remember to look after yourselves and....




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