NHS says no to new breast cancer drug Kadcyla
A pioneering new breast cancer treatment will not be routinely available in England and Wales, the NHS drugs advisory body NICE is proposing.
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Nurse pleads guilty to neglecting nine patients at Princess of Wales Hospital
Rebecca Jones, 29, who has admitted neglecting nine patients at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend
Clegg: Mental health research ‘needs boost’
A major push is needed to boost mental health research, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has told the BBC.
Sunshine ‘could help to stave off dementia’
Plenty of sunshine in retirement could reduce the risk of dementia, a major trial suggests.
Interval training boosts effect of insulin, research suggests
Type 2 diabetes patients could help manage their blood sugar levels better through interval training, new research has found.
Stroke care needs to be centralised in large specialist units
A study led by University College London found the overhaul of services in London which focused care at eight centres was saving 96 lives a year.
Daily aspirin ‘cuts bowel and stomach cancer deaths’
Taking aspirin every day can reduce the chance of developing or dying from bowel and stomach cancers, a review of all available evidence suggests.
Equation ‘can predict momentary happiness’
It has long been known that happiness depends on many different life circumstances.
GPs dishing out MORE antibiotics just to treat colds: Number given treatment by doctors rose by 40 per cent between 1999 and 2011
Researchers from Public Health England and University College London discovered that the proportion of patients prescribed antibiotics by their GP for coughs and colds reached a new high of 51 per cent in 2011 up from 36 per cent in 1999.
Dementia ‘more feared than cancer’
Older people are more fearful of developing dementia than they are of cancer, a new poll suggests.