Nurses union vote to decriminalise cannabis for medical use
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has voted to decriminalise cannabis for medical use. It will lobby governments across the UK after a resolution at its annual general meeting of
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NHS urged to take action on climate gases in asthma inhalers
The NHS and medical companies should take action to reduce the impact of climate change-causing gases in asthma inhalers, MPs have urged. Tackling “F-gases”, which have a powerful global warming
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Anti-depressants and bladder drugs linked to increased risk of dementia
Doctors should be cautious when prescribing some anti-depressants and bladder medications which may heighten the risk of developing dementia, researchers have said. A “robust” link was found between certain anticholinergic
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Majority of women at high risk of breast cancer shun preventative drug
Only one in seven women who are at high risk of breast cancer are taking a preventative drug, a new study suggests. Researchers found that six in seven women with
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Consultant right to prescribe anti-psychotic drug to autistic teenager, says coroner
An anti-psychotic drug prescribed to a teenager caused him to suffer from a rare condition that was a “significant contributory factor” to his death, a coroner has said. The parents
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Health officials issue warning over highly-resistant gonorrhoea after UK case treated
A highly resistant strain of gonorrhoea contracted by a UK man has been successfully treated, but officials have warned similar cases are expected. The patient had a regular female partner
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Green light for first new treatment in almost 60 years for inflammatory disease
Health officials are set to give the green light to a new treatment for a condition which has not seen any advances in almost six decades. The National Institute for
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Self-injected drug offers new hope for migraine sufferers
A self-injected smart drug holds out new hope for migraine sufferers who until now have had to grit their teeth and bear the pain of thunderclap headaches. Trial results show
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Anti-psychotic drug was ‘contributing factor’ in autistic teenager’s death – consultant
A consultant has told an inquest that anti-psychotic drugs she prescribed to a teenager were “one of the contributing factors” in his death. Thomas Oliver McGowan, 18, who was mildly
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Father blames medication and ‘arrogant doctors’ for death of his autistic son
The father of an autistic teenager who died after being prescribed antipsychotic medication has blamed the drug for his death and said his son would still be alive if “arrogant”
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