A medical cannabis company has “saved” the life of a severely epileptic girl by giving her free access to treatment not provided to her by the NHS, according to her
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MPs have called for an “urgent review” of the way medicines for rare diseases are approved as patients are being “left behind” under the current system. Labour MP Liz Twist
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Private companies should pay for trials into medical cannabis because they stand to make the profits, England’s top doctor has said. But the country’s chief medical officer Professor Dame Sally
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Scottish Government contingency plans for medicines in the event of a no-deal Brexit must be published in full to help avert the risk of “avoidable deaths”, four health charities have
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Doctors will be able to prescribe cannabis products to patients in the UK from today. Home Secretary Sajid Javid announced last month that new regulations would come into force on
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A neurology review sparked by concerns about a consultant’s work has cost around £1 million so far, Northern Ireland’s department of health said. A total of 3,544 former patients of
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The mother of an epileptic teenager is calling for a new “Billy’s Law” in Northern Ireland. Billy Caldwell’s mum Charlotte successfully led a campaign to get medicinal cannabis laws changed
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An epileptic man who died after being restrained face down by police officers was held in a van for seven and a half minutes before receiving medical attention, a misconduct
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Doctors will be able to legally prescribe medicinal cannabis to patients in the UK, the Home Office has said. Home Secretary Sajid Javid has decided to reschedule the products, relaxing
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The mother of a six-year-old epileptic boy has legally brought medicinal cannabis oil through the border in the first known successful attempt since the Government paved the way for reforms.
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