Hodgkin’s lymphona sufferers in England face ‘postcode lottery’ over drug
Some patients with a rare form of cancer could be facing a postcode lottery as to whether or not they will receive a biological therapy drug, a charity has warned.
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Aids charity wins High Court battle over NHS funding for HIV preventative treatment
A leading Aids charity has won a High Court battle over whether a preventative treatment for HIV which charities say is a “game-changer” can legally be funded by the NHS.
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NHS England to appeal against HIV preventative drug ruling
NHS England is to appeal against a High Court ruling that it has the power to commission a drug described as a “game changer” in the fight against HIV/Aids –
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Researchers shows promising result from trial of new Alzheimer’s treatment
Brain deterioration caused by Alzheimer’s has been delayed with a drug for the first time, researchers have announced. Scientists trialling a new treatment called LMTX managed to slow the progression
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Older people at risk over inappropriate use of prescription medicine
Many elderly people may be putting themselves at risk by taking prescription medicines inappropriately, new research suggests. Scientists in Belgium who studied 503 adults aged 80 and older for 18
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Antidepressant prescriptions in England double to 61 million in decade
The number of antidepressants given to patients has doubled over the last decade, new figures show. Between 2005 and 2015 the number of the drugs prescribed and dispensed in England
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Elderly patients being given medical treatment of no benefit, review finds
More than a third of elderly patients who are dying receive “invasive and potentially harmful” treatments in their last weeks of life, according to the biggest review of its kind.
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Health watchdog rejects use of ‘breakthrough’ cystic fibrosis treatment on NHS
Almost 3,000 people with cystic fibrosis will miss out on a “breakthrough” treatment after the health watchdog turned it down for use on the NHS. The National Institute for Health
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‘Unprecedented results’ in trials combining immunotherapy drugs
Thousands more patients with terminal cancer could go into remission if immunotherapy drugs were used in combination, scientists believe. The drugs, which have boosted survival for dying patients, enable the
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National Aids Trust in call over NHS funding for preventive HIV treatment
A preventive HIV treatment is taking too long to be made available on the NHS, according to campaigners who are taking the matter to judicial review. National Aids Trust chief
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