Cancer patients living on Scottish islands were more likely to die within a year of diagnosis than those on the mainland, according to a study. The research, which looked at
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Medicine shortages have increased and are “around double what they were a year ago”, it has been claimed. Speaking to the Health and Social Care Committee on Monday, Mark Samuels,
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A wearable drug pump that delivers medication to Parkinson’s patients 24 hours a day to better manage their symptoms is being rolled out on the NHS later this month. The
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A blood test that looks for changes in certain proteins could predict dementia up to 15 years before diagnosis, research suggests. Scientists have identified 11 proteins that they say are
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The King has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, Buckingham Palace has announced. The Palace confirmed the disease, which is not prostate cancer, was discovered while the King was
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Charity leaders are set to meet with the Government to discuss a shortage in the supply of the only licenced medicine that treats degenerative condition motor neurone disease (MND), with
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More than 40,000 disabled households have sacrificed a cooked meal to run or charge essential medical equipment, analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) suggests. The charity has argued that a
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The mother of an 11-year-old girl with long Covid has launched legal action against a health board in what is thought to be the first case regarding the condition of
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Parents of long-term sick children in hospital are to be consulted on proposals which could see them receive financial support. The Government has committed to establishing a stakeholder forum of
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Shortages of certain medicines are putting patient safety at risk, experts have warned, as well as exposing pharmacists to abuse and aggression from frustrated and anxious members of the public.
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