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Breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs too pricey for NHS
Source: Breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs too pricey to be offered on NHS – BBC News Two breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs have been deemed far too expensive, for too little benefit, to be…
NHS plans to DNA test all babies to assess disease risk
Source: NHS plans to DNA test all babies in England to assess disease risk – BBC News Every newborn baby in England will have their DNA mapped to assess their…
Hospices are at centre of debate over assisted dying bill – what do they think?
Source: Assisted dying: Hospice staff tell BBC what they think about bill – BBC News As a nurse who supports terminally ill patients to die in their own homes, Angelina…
‘An accident waiting to happen’: Schools forced to provide medical care for vulnerable pupils
Source: Schools forced to provide medical care for vulnerable pupils The dwindling number of nurses in schools means junior staff are forced to undertake complex medical procedures on vulnerable pupils….
Growing number of MPs changing their mind on assisted dying
Source: Growing number of MPs changing their mind on assisted dying – BBC News The Assisted Dying Bill was supported by 330 MPs last year, passing its first major vote in…
Child vaccinations for deadly diseases plunge to lowest levels in over a decade as measles cases surge
Source: Child vaccinations for deadly diseases plunge to lowest levels in over a decade as… – LBC The huge drop means the UK remains below the 95% coverage threshold recommended…
Warning over measles risk during school holidays
Source: Warning over measles risk during school holidays Parents are being urged to make sure their children are vaccinated against measles ahead of the summer holidays as an outbreak continues to spread…
Women warned weight-loss jabs may affect the pill
Source: Women warned weight-loss jabs may affect contraception – BBC News Women using weight-loss jabs have been warned by the UK’s medicines regulator that they must use effective contraception. The…
Disposable vape ban begins – but will it have an impact?
Source: Disposable vapes ban begins – but will teens quit? – BBC News The ban on the sale of single-use disposable vapes will come into force on Sunday across the…
‘My life was saved by a stranger on the other side of the world’
Source: ‘My life was saved by a stranger on the other side of the world’ – BBC News A man with a rare form of blood cancer has travelled 10,000…
