Middle-aged men with multimorbidity are at greater risk of premature death than older people, new research has suggested. An increased mortality risk was found among men aged between 37 and
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Medicines for treating migraines, psoriasis and liver cancer have been approved for use by NHS Scotland. The three new medicines have been licensed by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), which
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A health board’s treatment of 14 breast cancer patients who died will be reviewed by an independent expert after bosses admitted hundreds of patients were given lower doses of chemotherapy.
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Thousands of breast cancer patients could benefit from a new drug combination on the NHS, health officials have said. The use of the medication -abemaciclib and fulvestrant – has been
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A new immunotherapy drug that can quadruple the time lung cancer is kept at bay and could cure some patients is being made available on the NHS. The National Institute
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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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A Scottish woman’s ability to smell Parkinson’s disease has led scientists to identify what causes the telltale odour, raising hopes for a new early diagnosis tool. Joy Milne, a retired
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Very hot drinks may be linked to a 90% higher risk of oesophageal cancer, a study of 50,000 people suggests. Experts found that drinking 700ml per day of tea at
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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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Breast cancer death rates will fall in the UK and across nearly all EU countries this year, a new study suggests. The UK is expected to record the greatest decrease
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