Health union leaders have joined forces to issue a strong warning that a no-deal Brexit could “devastate” the NHS. In a joint statement – signed by 11 organisations including the
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The UK’s medical advisory body has refused to recommend a cannabis-based drug on the NHS to treat two severe forms of childhood epilepsy. The National Institute for Health and Care
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Nearly two million older people are on seven or more prescription medicines and at risk of side effects which could be severe or life threatening, it is claimed. A report
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The NHS is to fund a “life-changing” new treatment for thousands of people with severe haemophilia, health leaders have announced. NHS England said it has agreed to fund the drug
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Boris Johnson has ordered urgent action to boost the number of children and young people receiving vaccinations following a rise in cases of measles. The Prime Minister will set out
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A vaccine to protect against the common sexually transmitted infection (STI) chlamydia is safe and has shown promising signs of being effective, a clinical trial has found. Researchers found the
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Campaigners have welcomed a “forward-thinking and positive” NHS England review into the use of medical cannabis to treat illnesses like severe epilepsy. The report found “major hurdles” in prescribing cannabis-based
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The Government has guaranteed “full plans” are in place to deliver an unhindered supply of medicines in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Health Secretary Matt Hancock also said a
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A third more heart attacks and strokes could be prevented in the UK if the way blood pressure drugs are prescribed is changed, a new study suggests. The research estimates
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Patients across England and Wales dependent on intravenous nutrition are experiencing delays in deliveries after the medicines regulator found problems with the manufacturing process. Calea, which provides parenteral nutrition to
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