Experts have called for systematic use of an “exercise prescription” to help cancer patients cope with treatment side-effects. A global panel reviewed evidence and then gave guidance about the benefits
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Prescription charges would be scrapped in England under a Labour government which would also set up a “publicly-owned generic drugs manufacturer”, the party has pledged. Leader Jeremy Corbyn, who will
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People could die as a result of a no-deal Brexit, the outgoing Chief Medical Officer for England has warned. Professor Dame Sally Davies (pictured) said it cannot be guaranteed that
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Prescribing contact with nature to people with poor mental health would improve their wellbeing and ease the burden on the NHS, new research has found. People experiencing problems, such as
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Antidepressant use amongst older people has more than doubled in 20 years, despite the estimated prevalence of depression dropping slightly, a study has found. Just over 10% of over-65s in
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A nurse has been spared jail for providing duplicated prescription forms for cosmetic treatment medication while she was on sick leave from her NHS job. Nicola Bevan, 43, put customers
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The first targeted immunotherapy treatment for people with triple negative breast cancer has been provisionally rejected for use on the NHS. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice)
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NHS Wales has urged people not to panic over medicine supplies in the event of a no-deal Brexit, as it gave a tour of its facility storing products in case
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Pharmacists are experiencing shortages of every major type of medicine, including hormone replacement therapy (HRT), antidepressants and anti-epilepsy pills, according to a poll. Blood pressure drugs, contraceptives, painkillers and skin
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Ministers still have a “significant amount” of work to do to ensure the continued supply of vital medicines to the NHS in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Whitehall
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