Damage to the brainstem could be responsible for symptoms of long Covid, such as breathlessness and fatigue, a study has suggested. Powerful MRI scanners were used to examine patients who
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Treatments for different types of cancer and a life-threatening fungal infection are among those to have been accepted for use on the NHS in Scotland. The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC)
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A coroner has written to the Government to highlight a lack of specialist beds for patients with severe chronic fatigue syndrome following the death of a young woman from the
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There are no current plans to address a nationwide deficiency in the provision of specialist hospital units and beds for patients with severe chronic fatigue syndrome, a senior doctor told
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British scientists have hailed the US approval of a new drug for schizophrenia, saying it “has the potential to change the lives of millions of people”. The “major advance” in
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The parents of a student with chronic anxiety who took her own life ahead of a key presentation have welcomed new guidance calling on universities to ensure they make reasonable
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The father of a young woman who died from malnutrition due to having severe chronic fatigue syndrome has called for a “radical” change in the treatment of the disease and
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New drugs being developed to tackle Alzheimer’s disease “will not address dementia risk at scale”, researchers have warned. Academics said there is “a lot of hyperbole” around medications such as
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There is more hope than “ever before” that nearly half of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed, experts have said. Researchers have identified two new risks: high cholesterol and
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A cancer charity has called on the Government to intervene urgently over the shortage of a drug that can prevent life-threatening digestive problems in thousands of people with a range
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