The lives of babies and children could be saved if parents are given consistent, explicit advice about recognising meningitis and septicaemia (otherwise known as sepsis) from health professionals, a charity
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Research carried out on behalf of the All Ireland Institute for Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC) has shown that seven in ten people believe that if palliative care could help
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Crowdfunding appeals for cancer treatment are fuelling the use of alternative “quack” therapies, experts have warned. About £8 million has been raised for alternative cancer treatments on UK crowdfunding sites
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A groundbreaking trial to prevent and manage Type 1 diabetes has been launched by a health board. Doctors hope a new drug will help regrow lost insulin-producing cells in the
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The decision not to make a drug which slows the effects of multiple sclerosis (MS) available on the NHS is “deeply disappointing”, a charity has said as it launched a
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Children and young people with a form of leukaemia will have access to a groundbreaking treatment after NHS England secured a deal with the drug manufacturer. Tisagenlecleucel, a form of
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More than half of British adults cannot name any symptom of blood cancer despite it being one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the UK, a charity has warned.
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Olympic athlete Dame Kelly Holmes has described the “heartbreaking” experience of losing her mother to blood cancer as she campaigns to raise awareness of the disease. The double gold medal
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Children with cancer are having to travel twice as far and spend twice as much on journeys for treatment than adults, research has revealed. Children’s cancer charity CLIC Sargent found
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The number of adults aged 65 and over needing round-the-clock care will rise by over a third to more than one million during the next 20 years, experts have suggested.
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