Linda Nazarko outlines ways to prescribe antihypertensives and improve compliance
The £1.65 million treatment could stop the blockage of blood vessels and ‘enable patients to live free from the fear of sickle cell crises hanging over them’
UK’s health watchdog said it was the go-to remedy for hot flushes and night sweats, with CBT a suitable add-on therapy
Wes Streeting warned of the burden caused by ‘widening waistbands,’ and called for effective obesity treatments to ease ‘demands on our NHS’
In clinical trials, 95% of patients did not have further tumour growth after taking the drug, which is a ‘huge step forward in the treatment of the disease’
The drug is the first take-at-home tablet to be approved and will help patients live more ‘normal’ lives, without the side-effects of chemotherapy
NICE has approved the gene therapy for treatment, which could help people living with haemophilia live ‘full and independent lives’
Patients with the life-limiting condition will have continued access to the medicines, hailed as a ‘fantastic moment’ for many families
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