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Sep 2021
It has been announced that around 300,000 sufferers of high cholesterol will receive twice-yearly cholesterol-lowering injections as an alternative to statins. The ‘game-changing’ inclisiran treatment is to be rolled out on the NHS following approval by the UK’s medical watchdog. The drug reduces levels of ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol by around 50 per cent,…
13
Sep 2021
If you are thinking of purchasing a business – whether as part of a new venture, a change of career, or to expand your existing business empire – then you should give serious thought to taking professional legal and financial advice throughout the process. When buying a business, the principle of “buyer beware” applies. Whilst…
07
Sep 2021
A small spring, roughly the size of a paperclip, has been developed which could help ease symptoms of an enlarged prostate. The spring is implanted under local anaesthetic and then expands to prop open the urethra, which narrows when the prostate enlarges, causing difficulty in fully emptying the bladder. Currently more than half…
07
Sep 2021
Health service leaders in England will tell ministers the NHS needs a £10bn a year budget boost to cover the costs of Covid-19 and tackle the significant treatment backlog. The NHS Confederation and NHS Providers said waiting lists will soar, services will have to be cut and the quality of hospital care will fall…
07
Sep 2021
Doctors have warned the pandemic has had a ‘very detrimental effect’ on children as paediatric staff were redeployed to treat adult Covid patients. Analysis of official figures has revealed that there are currently nearly 268,000 children under the age of 16 on waiting lists in England. 72,458 of these have been waiting longer than…
07
Sep 2021
The supplier of blood test vials for the NHS, Becton Dickinson, is ramping up imports in an attempt to alleviate serious shortages of test tubes. The firm said that it had received “exceptional use authorisation” from authorities in the UK to import blood tubes that are already approved for use in other countries, such…
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