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Pre-exposure treatment to help prevent HIV

Wider use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), where people who don't have HIV take a pill every day, could prevent around 7,400 new HIV infections in the UK by 2020.

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End-of-life treatments: what will NICE accept?

As consultation on the 'new' Cancer Drugs Fund closes this week, Leela Barham reviews the impact of England's guidance on end-of-life treatments and the implications of these broader changes.

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Patient Access Schemes: a look behind the scenes

Leela Barham takes a look behind the schemes for patient access in England and puts the case for a review to bring them up to date, in the light of changes since they began in 2009.