Cuts to the public health budget mean smokers in many areas can no longer access stop smoking medications from their GP, health experts have warned. There is now at least
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Hundreds of thousands of English patients are missing out on cheaper NHS prescriptions, new analysis suggests. More than 800,000 people would have been better off if they had purchased a
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Cells that can survive doses of antibiotics and lie resting in a dormant state may hold a key to understanding antibiotic resistance, researchers say. A study found the vast majority
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The MS Society has said it is concerned that a proposal to withdraw five treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) from the NHS could limit people’s ability to manage living with
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Paramedics could be granted the power to prescribe medication in a bid to cut down on thousands of unnecessary hospital visits and free up GPs, it is reported. Proposals were
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A new pill can reduce the symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) among children and teenagers, a study has found. Sufferers aged between 10 and 17 who were treated with Gilenya
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LloydsPharmacy will close 190 stores across England due to changes in Government policy, with its parent company blaming funding cuts and business rates for the move. Cormac Tobin, managing director
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People are being urged not to ask their doctor for antibiotics as part of a new campaign aimed at tackling growing resistance to the drugs. An estimated 5,000 people die
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England’s chief medical officer has warned of a “post-antibiotic apocalypse” as she issued a call to action urging global leaders to address the growing threat of antibiotic resistance. Professor Dame
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The world is running out of antibiotics, global health leaders have warned. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that “antimicrobial resistance is a global health emergency”. Growing resistance to drugs
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