Charlie Cooper writing in the Independent Daily Briefing – Patients visiting their GP surgery with long-term health problems such as asthma and high blood pressure could be given an appointment with an in-house pharmacist instead...
Articles in several of the press today saying that a health watchdog is asking for plumbers and boiler engineers to report cold homes to the council to slash winter deaths. Around 25,000 extra brits –...
The first breakthrough drug for pancreatic cancer in 20 years will not be routinely available on the NHS. Hundreds of patients with advanced disease will be denied Abraxane, which extends life by two months when...
Good News!. – Half of all cancer patients will now live for at least a decade after being diagnosed, a study has revealed. The chances have increased dramatically since 1970s. More than 70% now live...
Diabetes in middle age can dramatically increase the risk of developing dementia, scientists have warned. They say the disease causes the mind to age five years faster. Research shows that middle-aged diabetes sufferrers are at...
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