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Multiple sclerosis: First drug to help patients walk now on NHS in England

Aysen Slack, 65 and from Eastbourne, chose to pay privately for the pills once she heard about them. She said…

4 weeks ago

Why is pregnancy sickness drug not easily accessible to all?

In the UK, whether or not someone can get hold of this drug is down to the local Integrated Care…

2 months ago

New drug to stop 'Ozempic butt' muscle loss side effect of obesity jabs

A third of the weight loss from obesity jabs can come from muscle, say experts. Source link

2 months ago

Drug breakthrough for children with severe form of epilepsy

Families say the groundbreaking medicine is transforming the lives of children with Dravet syndrome. Source link

6 months ago

GPs to get £3,000 bonus to maximise weight loss drug prescriptions

Bid to improve access to Mounjaro in England, but experts warn eligibility still tightly restricted. Source link

6 months ago

'My husband stole £600k for sex and antiques' – drug side effects tearing families apart

Side effects of a common Parkinson’s medications had devastating consequences on one family, BBC hears. Source link

6 months ago

Prostate drug, abiraterone, to be offered to thousands in England

Giles TurnerGiles Turner paid privately to access abiraterone and was part of the campaign to get it approved in EnglandA…

7 months ago

First leukaemia patient to get pioneering drug on NHS says it is ‘very sci-fi’

Fergus WalshMedical editorBBCOscar Murphy has now finished his CAR-T therapy and is hopeful for his futureThe first leukaemia patient to…

7 months ago

Colchester boy given £1.8m drug has new lease of life

ContributedEdward was one of the first children in England to be given the gene therapy Zolgensma through the NHSA five-year-old…

8 months ago

Synthetic drug market disrupted in Syria after regime change

Captagon, a highly addictive stimulant, has been circulating illegally from the Middle East to Africa and back with 80 per…

8 months ago