14 h. ago Thousands of NHS patients denied breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs

Drugs that slow progression of Alzheimer’s don’t provide enough benefit to justify substantial cost for NHS, regulator has said

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14 h. ago Breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs rejected for use on the NHS. Here’s how they work

Scientists and doctors remain divided on the targeted antibody drugs that slow down the early stages of Alzheimer’s

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38 h. ago Dentists cleaning toilets in McDonald's as thousands unable to secure a licence to practice despite major NHS shortage

A registration 'bottleneck' means dentists who trained overseas but want to work in the UK are being forced to make a living in fast food restaurants.

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4 d. ago Thousands of NHS patients ‘to be denied breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs’

Drugs that slow progression of Alzheimer’s don’t provide enough benefit to justify substantial cost for NHS, regulator has said

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9 d. ago Thousands harmed and 87 dead after NHS equipment failures in England

‘Shocking statistics’ prompt calls for government funding to replace broken and obsolete medical devicesWoman suing NHS trust after blade broke off during surgery and lodged itself in her bodyAlmost 100 people have died and 4,000 have been harmed after equipment malfunctions in the NHS in the past three years, prompting calls for more government funding to upgrade broken and obsolete medical devices.A defibrillator advising paramedics not to administer a shock, an emergency alarm system on a neonatal ward failing, and the camera on an intubation device going dark were just three failures after which patients died. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Alzheimer's drug breakthrough as 2025 set to be 'landmark year'

Experts say more than 100 potential dementia drugs could one day be used to "slow and ultimately stop" Alzheimer's disease

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2 w. ago 'I saved the NHS thousands of pounds as a carer for 33 years, now the DWP is telling me to just get a job'

Tracy Hailwood is reckoning with the death of her child, nursing a broken body from decades of caring, and trying to enter a workforce that doesn’t want her – the DWP is telling her to 'just get a job'. Helena Vesty reports.

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2 w. ago 'I'm grieving for my child, but the DWP have just told me to sign on and get a job'

Tracy Hailwood is reckoning with the death of her child, nursing a broken body from decades of caring, and trying to enter a workforce that doesn’t want her – the DWP is telling her to 'just get a job'. Helena Vesty reports.

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2 w. ago Obese patients denied knee and hip replacements to slash NHS costs

Former health minister James Bethell calls on the government to do more to tackle the obesity crisis and end ‘misery for millions’

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2 w. ago 'Revolutionary' new NHS cancer test will see thousands get quicker treatment

The new "liquid biopsy" test searches for tiny fragments of DNA that are shed by tumours into the bloodstream - it can deliver a specific diagnosis up to two weeks earlier than usual tissue biopsy methods

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3 w. ago Trump blames Europe as deadly impact of US cuts on AIDS pandemic grows

Trump lashes out at France and Germany amid growing evidence that HIV patients are being denied life-saving drugs. Bel Trew reports

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3 w. ago UK trains hundreds of thousands of doctors for NHS to ‘treat them like cr**’, health secretary admits

Wes Streeting urges doctors not to strike and set back the NHS’s progress on recovery

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3 w. ago UK trains hundreds of thousands of doctors for NHS to ‘treat them like crap’, health secretary admits

Wes Streeting urges doctors not to strike and set back the NHS’ progress on recovery

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3 w. ago Thousands tackle diabetes risk using NHS scheme of exercise and healthy eating

The Healthier You Programme aims to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes through personalised support.

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