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Royal College of Physicians also says poor air quality costs country more than £500m a week

Study commissioned by NHS finds that sickle cell disease care lags behind that for conditions such as cystic fibrosis

Donanemab and lecanemab are targeted antibody drugs that slow down the early stages of Alzheimer’s.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: No stranger to oversight errors, the Nursing and Midwifery Council has now been revealed to have allowed hundreds of underqualified or fraudulently qualified nurses to work in Britain. Wes Streeting should now draft in his predecessor to assist in rooting them out

Air pollution is a ‘public health crisis’ costing taxpayers up to £50bn a year, warns Royal College of Physicians

The scanner could be used to track brain cancer spread and lead to improved treatment for patients, researchers say

WHO data shows ‘Stratus’ was a fastest growing variant in May to June

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Treating lower back pain is enormously expensive. In the UK it’s estimated to cost the NHS around £3.2 billion a year. So, ensuring patients get the right treatment is critical.