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Breast cancer patients denied life-extending drug in cost row /in /by

Jeannie Ambrose, one of about 1,000 affected patients, says the drug should be made available on the NHS

Breast cancer patients denied life-extending drug in cost row /in /by

Jeannie Ambrose, one of about 1,000 affected patients, says the drug should be made available on the NHS

Weight loss injections: How do drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro work? /in /by

NHS experts report unprecedented demand for the new generation of obesity treatments.

Weight loss injections: How do drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro work? /in /by

NHS experts report unprecedented demand for the new generation of obesity treatments.

HRT prescriptions in England up 22% in a year /in /by

Some 13m items of HRT were prescribed on the NHS to 2.6m women in England, figures reveal.

Heart screenings offered after student’s death /in /by

University of Cambridge students have undergone ECGs in memory of undergraduate Clarissa Nicholls.

‘World-first’ study examines period pain in teens /in /by

Researchers hope to see if period pain as a teenager makes chronic pain as an adult more likely.

Letby gave baby overdose two years before murders /in /by

Lucy Letby was reportedly "unhappy" at being told she could no longer administer controlled drugs.

Assisted dying bill dangerous, says Archbishop /in /by

His comments came ahead of an assisted dying bill being introduced to Parliament.

NHS needs better plan around weight loss jabs, warn experts /in /by

Experts call for an urgent review of obesity treatment services amid booming demand for weight loss jabs.