Search & Filter

Ongentys (opicapone) has been launched in the UK for the treatment of adult Parkinson´s disease patients with motor fluctuations.

The European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has expressed a positive opinion regarding the licence extension for Trisenox (arsenic trioxide). The extension will now cover the first-line treatment of low to intermediate risk acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has announced.

While most health and adult social care services in England provide safe, high quality, compassionate care currently, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned that pressure rising on demand, access and cost mean that this may not last.

New technologies that help with the diagnosis and management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will be piloted for the first time in the UK by the ADHD Foundation, it has been announced.

A new analysis of existing studies has indicated potential environmental factors that may alter the risk of dementia, according to a study published in BMC Geriatrics.

Hyperpolypharmacy, the use of 10 or more medications in the population aged over 75 years, can be problematic according to a review by Interface Clinical Services that was presented recently at the Royal College of GPs Annual Conference.

Forty per cent of people say that having to talk through their symptoms with doctors' receptionists could put them off going to their GP, according to an analysis of the Cancer Awareness Measure (CAM) in the Journal of Public Health.

A toolkit has been launched for schools and colleges to support the measurement and monitoring of children and young people's mental wellbeing.

Hundreds of people with lung cancer will now have access to new drug osimertinib, also known as Tagrisso, after NICE says it should be made available on the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF).

The importance of identifying dyslexia is the theme of this year's Dyslexia Awareness Week, which runs from October 3-7, it has been announced.

Around 110,000 people in the UK are caring for a parent with cancer, which could include everything from taking care of finances to washing and dressing them, while also looking after their own children, according to a new report launched by Macmillan Cancer Support.

Recording regular audio diaries can improve the confidence of those living with dementia and help to reduce stigma attached to the condition, according to researchers at Leeds Beckett.

More than 1 in 3 (37%) adults aged 16-74 in England with common mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety were accessing treatment in 2014, new figures have found.

NICE has made a final recommendation to accept the use of aflibercept (EYLEA) as a cost-effective first-line treatment option for adults with visual impairment due to macular oedema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO), pharma Bayer has announced.

A charity is calling on people to use World Heart Day (29 September) to 'Power Your Heart' by taking on one of its fitness challenges or planning one of their own.