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Heart disease risk ‘calculator’ could save lives

UK researchers say they have developed an algorithm that is more accurate than current tools at predicting an individual’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the

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Brexit is ‘driving NHS medicines shortages,’ says report

A report from the Nuffield Trust has concluded that the UK is facing “constantly elevated medicine shortages,” including some antibiotics and epilepsy drugs, which are bei

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Telehealth firm Cerebral faces $7m FTC fine over privacy

A proposed order by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would impose a $7 million fine on telehealth company Cerebral in connection with charges that it disclosed its custo

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Study warns of chronic kidney disease timebomb

Up to one in six people in eight industrialised nations could be suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD) by 2032, with dire consequences for “patients, [the] planet, a

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EMA finds no suicide risk with GLP-1 diabetes, obesity drugs

There is no evidence of an increased risk of suicidal or self-injurious thoughts and actions with GLP-1 agonists used to treat diabetes and obesity, according to the EU me

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Ex-broadcaster Paxman hands Parkinson’s wish list to UK PM

To mark World Parkinson’s Day, former broadcaster Jeremy Paxman has delivered a list of recommendations for improving how the disease is managed in the UK to Prime Ministe

Heart disease risk ‘calculator’ could save lives

Brexit is ‘driving NHS medicines shortages,’ says report

Telehealth firm Cerebral faces $7m FTC fine over privacy

Study warns of chronic kidney disease timebomb

EMA finds no suicide risk with GLP-1 diabetes, obesity drugs

Ex-broadcaster Paxman hands Parkinson’s wish list to UK PM

Dismay as FDA blocks Regenxbio's Hunter syndrome therapy

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