Medicines prescribed to reduce the symptoms of prostate disease have been linked to an increased likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes. A new study looked at health records from around
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A mother who tried to bring medical cannabis oils into the UK illegally for her severely epileptic daughter has obtained a prescription from a UK doctor. Campaigner Emma Appleby is
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Medicines for treating migraines, psoriasis and liver cancer have been approved for use by NHS Scotland. The three new medicines have been licensed by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), which
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A medical cannabis company has “saved” the life of a severely epileptic girl by giving her free access to treatment not provided to her by the NHS, according to her
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The number of antidepressant prescriptions dispensed in England exceeded 70 million last year, figures show. A total of 70.9 million items to treat conditions including depression and anxiety were given
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The cost of prescriptions dispensed in the community and the number of items dispensed during the 2018 calendar year has been published today by NHS Digital. The Prescription Cost Analysis,
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Thousands of packs of a key cystic fibrosis drug expired and were destroyed amid a row over its cost to the NHS, it has been revealed. Talks between Vertex Pharmaceuticals
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A trust that has donated millions to medical science, healthcare, education and the arts in the UK has announced it is pausing all new giving as it faces legal cases
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MPs have called for an “urgent review” of the way medicines for rare diseases are approved as patients are being “left behind” under the current system. Labour MP Liz Twist
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Neglect by a GP contributed to the death of an 86-year-old woman who was inadvertently given monthly doses of vitamin D tablets every day, a coroner has ruled. An inquest
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