A new drug that slows the pace of Alzheimer’s disease is too expensive for too little benefit to be used on the NHS, the drugs spending watchdog says. Donanemab was hailed as a turning point in the disease last year. But the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) said the drug provided only […]
But something dramatic has happened since the pandemic. There have been more than double the number of claims under the VDPS for Covid jabs than during the previous four decades for all other vaccines combined. Since the pandemic there have been almost 16,000 claims, external against Covid vaccines and 180 awards. Just over half of […]
A vaccine is to be trialled on thousands of people to find out if it could protect against norovirus – a stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhoea. The easily spreadable winter virus can affect people of all ages and have huge consequences – often closing hospital wards, taking children out of school and keeping […]
Media caption, Andrea Byrne says infertility made her feel guilty News presenter Andrea Byrne has said she feared her husband would be “better off” without her during the couple’s seven-year experience of infertility. Byrne, 45, who is married to former Wales rugby international Lee Byrne, 44, has presented Welsh and network news for ITV since […]
Some members of the public have not taken Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s call for new ideas to improve the health service as seriously as he might have hoped. Suggested ideas for NHS reform included putting beer on tap in hospitals, and placing Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta in charge. The health department told the BBC officials […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to reduce the number of fractures and broken bones missed when doctors analyse X-rays, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The health assessment body says research suggests the technology is safe and could speed up diagnosis, relieving pressure on clinicians and reducing the need […]
Full medical records, tests results and letters from doctors will all be available in the NHS App under plans for a digital revolution in the health service in England. Ministers hope the changes – part of new 10-year strategy for the NHS in England – will overhaul the way patients interact with the health service […]
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Sir Chris Hoy in the baton ceremony before the men’s cycling sprint finals at this year’s Paris Olympics By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Sir Chris Hoy, six-time Olympic cycling champion, has revealed he has advanced prostate cancer. The 48-year-old said the cancer has spread to his bones and is […]
More than 20 spice products including dips, curry powders and seasonings have been recalled over fears they may contain peanuts not mentioned on the label. In a notice issued by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), the decision to withdraw the products – supplied by FGS Ingredients Ltd in Leicester – was described as “precautionary”. The […]
Image source, Cheshire Police Jonathan Coffey and Judith Moritz BBC Panorama New evidence seen by the BBC suggests more babies in Lucy Letby’s care were harmed – and in one case poisoned with insulin. The former nurse was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others – including trying to kill […]
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