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Over 1 billion prescriptions dispensed in a year €“ or 1,900 a minute

October 6, 2022
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The number of prescription items dispensed in the community per year topped one billion for the first time in 2012 €“ equating to 2.7million a day, or over 1,900 a minute, according to a report bythe Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).

Men with incurable prostate cancer living for twice as long as decade ago

October 6, 2022
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Patients with advanced prostate cancer treated with the latest therapies are living on average for more than twice as long as a decade ago, a striking new analysis reveals.

Investigation into GLP-1 based diabetes therapies concluded

October 6, 2022
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The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has finalised a review of GLP-1-based diabetes therapies.

Obese kidney failure patients get survival benefit from transplant

October 7, 2022
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Most obese individuals with kidney failure can prolong their lives by receiving a kidney transplant, although this survival benefit is lower in severely obese individuals.

Obesity poses osteoporosis risk

October 6, 2022
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Obesity may be a risk factor for the frail bone disease osteoporosis, a study has suggested.

New eye medicine could help overburdened eye clinics to improve efficiency as wAMD patient numbers escalate

October 6, 2022
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NICE has today announced that EYLEA(aflibercept solution for injection, known in the scientific literature as VEGF Trap-Eye) is recommended for the treatment of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD). 

TB DNA from mummy could shed new light on disease treatment

October 6, 2022
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Could tuberculosis DNA recovered from a 200 year-old mummy provide doctors with new ways to treat the disease?

NHS Health checks to save more lives across UK

October 6, 2022
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More than 650 lives a year could be saved if simple NHS Health Checks were offered throughout the country and taken up, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.

NICE recommends treatment for adolescents with bipolar disorder

January 31, 2024
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NICE has recommended the use of aripiprazole (Abilify) as an option for treating moderate to severe manic episodes in adolescents with bipolar disorder.

Psychopathic criminals can switch empathy off and on, research suggests

October 7, 2022
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Psychopaths do not lack empathy, rather they can switch it on and off at will, according to new research aimed at identifying why such criminals are callous and charming.

Botox could hold cure for diabetes

October 6, 2022
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Scientists believe the proteins targeted by cosmetic surgery treatments could hold the secret to treating and even curing Type 2 diabetes.

Chief Inspector of Hospitals announces inspection plans

October 6, 2022
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The CQC's new Chief Inspector of Hospitals, Professor Sir Mike Richards, is introducing radical changes to the way hospitals in England are inspected.

Winterbourne scandal prompts RCPsych review

October 6, 2022
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Specialist mental health in-patient services for people with learning disabilities still need to improve, according to a report by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

NICE gives green light to treatment for wet AMD in final guidance

October 6, 2022
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published final guidance recommending aflibercept solution for injection as an option for treating wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Sexual health experts back HPV vaccination for young gay men

October 6, 2022
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Sexual health experts back HPV vaccination for young gay men.

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