Ovarian cancer drug olaparib ‘can delay disease in newly diagnosed’

A drug for advanced ovarian cancer has been approved for use in newly diagnosed patients in England, after a trial showed it could delay progression of the disease for three years. Up to 600 women with a hereditary type of the disease could benefit each year. Health bosses said olaparib had the potential to make […]

Ovarian cancer drug olaparib ‘can delay disease in newly diagnosed’

A drug for advanced ovarian cancer has been approved for use in newly diagnosed patients in England, after a trial showed it could delay progression of the disease for three years. Up to 600 women with a hereditary type of the disease could benefit each year. Health bosses said olaparib had the potential to make […]

Parents ‘missing out on new baby health visits’

Image copyright KIRSTY HARVEY Image caption Kirsty had panic attacks while she was pregnant with her daughter Molly About one in four new parents in England is not seeing a health visitor when their baby turns one, increasing the risk of mental health problems going unnoticed, the NSPCC says. The government has promised five home […]

Parents ‘missing out on new baby health visits’

Image copyright KIRSTY HARVEY Image caption Kirsty had panic attacks while she was pregnant with her daughter Molly About one in four new parents in England is not seeing a health visitor when their baby turns one, increasing the risk of mental health problems going unnoticed, the NSPCC says. The government has promised five home […]

Early MS scans ‘can predict long-term prognosis’

Image copyright Science Photo Library Scans carried out when someone is first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis can predict their long-term prognosis, research has shown. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are already a key part of the diagnosis and management of MS. But a 15-year study of people with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), who can go […]

Early MS scans ‘can predict long-term prognosis’

Image copyright Science Photo Library Scans carried out when someone is first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis can predict their long-term prognosis, research has shown. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are already a key part of the diagnosis and management of MS. But a 15-year study of people with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), who can go […]

Ovarian cancer drug olaparib ‘can delay disease in newly diagnosed’

A drug for advanced ovarian cancer has been approved for use in newly diagnosed patients in England, after a trial showed it could delay progression of the disease for three years. Up to 600 women with a hereditary type of the disease could benefit each year. Health bosses said olaparib had the potential to make […]

Parents ‘missing out on new baby health visits’

Image copyright KIRSTY HARVEY Image caption Kirsty had panic attacks while she was pregnant with her daughter Molly About one in four new parents in England is not seeing a health visitor when their baby turns one, increasing the risk of mental health problems going unnoticed, the NSPCC says. The government has promised five home […]

Early MS scans ‘can predict long-term prognosis’

Image copyright Science Photo Library Scans carried out when someone is first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis can predict their long-term prognosis, research has shown. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are already a key part of the diagnosis and management of MS. But a 15-year study of people with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), who can go […]

Parents ‘missing out on new baby health visits’

Image copyright KIRSTY HARVEY Image caption Kirsty had panic attacks while she was pregnant with her daughter Molly About one in four new parents in England is not seeing a health visitor when their baby turns one, increasing the risk of mental health problems going unnoticed, the NSPCC says. The government has promised five home […]

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