More than 1,100 pregnant women in North East UK have taken part in a rapid beside test to protect newborns from...
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People providing unpaid care for sick or disabled family members and friends are saving Northern Ireland’s health service £5.8...2023-12-05
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Award-winning businesswoman and allergy campaigner Julianne Ponan MBE was one of only a handful of small business owners invited...2023-12-02
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UK diabetes prevention programme may have global impact
A nationwide programme to reduce the risk of developing diabetes in the UK is proven beyond reasonable doubt to work, a new study reveals. The positive effects observed in the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme – the...2023-11-21 673 0 -
Landmark deal to boost nation’s health and save NHS £14 billion
A landmark deal has been agreed that is set to save the NHS £14 billion over 5 years in medicines costs, enable patients to access the latest lifesaving treatments more consistently and boost the UK’s position...2023-11-20 401 0 -
Antibiotic resistant infections and associated deaths increase
The latest national surveillance data, announced at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) annual conference in Leeds today, shows that an estimated 58,224 people in England had an antibiotic resistant infection in 2022 – a rise of...2023-11-19 356 0 -
Biggest prostate cancer screening trial in decades to start in UK
Thousands of men’s lives could be saved, and their loved ones spared the tragedy of losing someone to cancer, as a major new prostate cancer screening trial is set to get under way in the UK...2023-11-19 367 0 -
Giant lung roadshow tours England to encourage South Asian community to act on early lung cancer symptoms
The NHS will visit thousands of people in England’s lung cancer hotspots with giant inflatable lungs this month, to raise awareness of potential cancer symptoms and help catch cancer earlier. The Let’s Talk Lung Cancer roadshow,...2023-11-18 594 0 -
Cystic fibrosis drugs Kaftrio and Kalydeco licensed for patients aged two to five years old
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has extended the licence of the cystic fibrosis medicines Kaftrio (ivacaftor, tezacaftor and elexacaftor) and Kalydeco (ivacaftor) for children aged two to five years old. These medicines were...2023-11-16 558 0 -
£267 million to boost local drug and alcohol treatment
Local authorities across England will benefit from almost £267 million of government funding next year to improve drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services. The funding, which will be rolled out in April 2024, will enable...2023-11-15 565 0
