Two campaign groups claim that change to how NHS treatments are approved amounts to ‘unlawful power grab’Campaigners against the UK’s controversial drug pricing deal with Donald Trump are threatening the government with legal...
Read MoreHealth secretary’s ‘power grab’ to override Nice comes amid growing concern move may be illegal and benefit big pharmaDozens of MPs are opposing Wes Streeting’s decision to award himself power to dictate what the NHS pays for...
Read MoreHealth spending watchdog says donanemab ‘does not currently demonstrate value for the NHS’A new Alzheimer’s drug has been rejected for widespread use by the NHS in England after the health spending watchdog said that it “does...
Read MoreDecision by Nice to rule out drug being available on NHS comes despite medicines licensing body giving green lightThe UK’s health regulator has rejected a drug that can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, saying its...
Read MoreDrug firm Novo Nordisk proposed singling out those most likely to return to work with its weight-loss injectionObesity jab maker Novo Nordisk suggested to senior government officials that they could “profile” benefit...
Read MoreObserver investigation shows that majority of Nice drug appraisals involve groups financially linked to maker of pharmaceuticalsDrug companies are systematically funding grassroots patient groups that lobby the NHS medicines...
Read MoreGuidance for NHS says extending cholesterol-lowering treatment could save thousands more livesAs many as 15 million more people could be eligible for cholesterol-lowering statins to protect them against heart attacks and...
Read MoreNice endorses Magtrace to use with probe, which work in similar way to metal detectorWomen with invasive breast cancer could be injected with a magnetic marker liquid to tell doctors if their disease has spread, according to a...
Read MoreVictory for campaigners as graded exercise therapy they rated ‘harmful’ is taken off list of recommended treatmentsA disputed therapy that encourages people with ME to gradually increase physical activity will no...
Read MoreMedicines watchdog recommends physical and psychological therapies when treating pain with no known causePeople suffering from chronic pain that has no known cause should not be prescribed painkillers, the medicines watchdog has...
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