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Milestone for kidney patients with new drug to be made available in Scotland

A new drug that is the first new treatment in almost 20 years for those with chronic kidney disease is to be made available on the NHS in Scotland, in what has been hailed as an “important milestone”. The Scottish Medicines Consortium approved ...

09 May 2022 at 18:25

Hope for chronic cough sufferers with results of global drug trials

People who suffer from chronic cough may be offered new hope thanks to a drug that can ease the symptom. Researchers suggest the medication called gefapixant has the potential to have a significant impact on the lives of thousands of ...

04 Mar 2022 at 00:55

Jonathan Ross reveals his daughter’s fibromyalgia is ‘getting slowly better’

Jonathan Ross said his daughter’s fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is “getting slowly better” as he opened up about her diagnosis. The ITV chat show host, 62, added that Betty still “cannot walk far” after being diagnosed with FMS, a ...

30 Dec 2022 at 17:58

Scotland

Sufferers welcome health partnership to tackle lung diseases

A woman who has been hospitalised several times because of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has welcomed a partnership between Scottish health boards and the charity Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland. More than £300,...

10 May 2022 at 01:25

Thousands take antidepressants for pain without proof they work – experts

Hundreds of thousands of people in the UK are being prescribed antidepressants for chronic pain without sufficient evidence they work, researchers have said. In the largest study of its kind, experts looked at medicines ...

10 May 2023 at 00:01

‘Shortcomings’ identified in chronic fatigue syndrome guidance

Health guidance which discouraged exercise among most people with chronic fatigue syndrome is flawed and could mean that patients are missing out on “helpful treatments”, academics have suggested. Researchers say they ...

11 Jul 2023 at 12:22

Movies

Harvey Weinstein ‘diagnosed with rare cancer’

Disgraced former film producer Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, a rare form of cancer that affects bone marrow and white blood cells, according to US reports. The 72-year-old, who is ...

22 Oct 2024 at 08:38

Health

Diabetic HR manager who was nicknamed ‘sugar boy’ at school and felt ‘shame’ wants to break stigma around condition

A senior HR manager, who was given the nickname “sugar boy” at school due to his type 1 diabetes and felt “embarrassment and shame” as a result of the way his peers treated him, has said he wants to break the ...

07 Feb 2023 at 07:00

‘Hidden’ bacteria could explain chronic urinary tract infections

Certain strains of bacteria are capable of “hiding” in the wall of the bladder, explaining why some people suffer from recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs), researchers have said. The study suggests a ...

08 Nov 2023 at 19:00

Lung diseases ‘silently suffocating’ the NHS, charity warns

Failings in the prevention, diagnoses and treatment of lung diseases are “silently suffocating” the health service and “pushing it to breaking point”, a charity has warned. It comes as new analysis by ...

11 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

More than 200 chronic pain patients waited more than a year for appointments

The Scottish Tories have criticised the “enormous” rise in the number of patients in chronic pain waiting more than one year for an appointment in the quarter ending in September. Public Health ...

12 Dec 2023 at 12:18

Gut bacteria imbalance ‘linked to chronic fatigue syndrome’

Patients recently diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome have reduced levels of certain types of gut bacteria that support digestive health, research suggests. Scientists in the US have also ...

08 Feb 2023 at 16:00

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