A groundbreaking clinical drug trial for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has been launched which will allow patients to undergo more than one treatment at a time. MND-SMART is a UK-wide
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A “spirited” young girl who suffered a catastrophic brain injury during her birth at an NHS hospital is set to receive more than £20 million in damages. The eight-year-old, who
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One of the first people in Scotland to take part in a new trial for Huntington’s disease (HD) says the programme has taken him from a “real place of darkness”.
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Just 14% of people around the world have access to top level palliative care services that allow them to die with dignity, a new study has found. Researchers found more
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Scientists are hoping a new tool may help provide dementia patients with a clearer picture on life expectancy, allowing their families and doctors to plan the necessary care. The incurable
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A lack of consistency in reporting on obesity across the UK has created a postcode lottery for patient care, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Glasgow
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Today the MS Trust launches its #fairMScare campaign, aimed at raising awareness about the desperate shortage of MS nurses in the UK. Latest figures show there are now approximately 130,000
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Two cannabis-based medicines have been recommended for use on the NHS for the first time. Epidyolex has been approved for two rare types of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut and Dravet syndromes, while
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The cost of medicines to treat diabetes is at an all-time high, new figures suggest. The condition, which can be fuelled by obesity, cost £1.07 billion in 2018/19 in drugs
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Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has launched its Long Term Plan for the independent adult social care sector. With the General Election
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