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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49907056 By Hugh Pym Health Editor at BBC Health News The UK government has announced a ban on some drug exports to protect NHS patients’ access to medicines. The 24 medicines affected include hormone replacement therapy drugs, contraceptives and adrenaline pens. The move comes after a survey of local pharmacists found…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49877843 By BBC Health news Olaparib could become a revolutionary treatment for prostate cancer – the first genetically targeted drug for fighting the disease, say experts. The precision medicine is already used by the NHS for ovarian cancer and has been called a game-changer by cancer doctors. A cancer conference heard how,…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/sep/30/nhs-body-criticised-over-experian-patient-checks-scheme By PA Media Guardian News NHS Improvement did not check rules before promoting pilot scheme to hospital trusts A NHS body urged hospitals to work with the credit reference agency Experian to check whether patients could receive free treatment, in an effort to tackle health tourism. Documents seen by the Health Service…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49831726 By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent, BBC News A migraine drug that has been described as “life changing” by some patients will not be made available on the NHS outside of Scotland. Erenumab – also known by the name Aimovig – is one of the first bespoke migraine drugs…
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/23/heart-transplant-waiting-lists-reach-record-high-doubling-number/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor Heart transplant waiting lists reach record high, with doubling in number waiting Heart transplant waiting lists are at a record high, with the numbers waiting more than doubling in a decade. Experts said the number of hearts donations is failing to keep pace with growing…