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For nearly three decades, decisions about which medicines the NHS pays for have not been made by ministers, but by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, known as Nice. Its job has been powerful: to act as a check on the pharmaceutical industry by demanding evidence that new…

The new phase of the project aims to cut turnaround times, lower costs and reduce emissions

In this clip from The Independent’s Well Enough podcast with Emilie Lavinia, NHS surgeon and social media star Dr Karan Rajan speaks about how important it is for women to stand their ground when reporting health issues to their doctor.

It’s estimated eight million people in the UK have sleep apnoea, which causes breathing to repeatedly stop and start

More than 900 patients on average were in hospital each day with norovirus-like symptoms

The number of hospital admissions for norovirus in England had also fallen for the first time this year, according to the latest figures.

The check is supposed to be offered to people every five years between the ages of 40 and 74 if they do not have any other medical problems

The British Heart Foundation estimates that more than a million people in the UK are living with heart failure

About 70 per cent of cases are prevented through cervical screening, according to cancer research, and the HPV vaccine is cutting cases of cervical cancer by 90 per cent.

And more than 60 percent of U.S. adults with uncontrolled blood pressure aren’t taking medication for the chronic condition

The NHS warns pregnant women to ‘consider avoiding travelling to a country with a risk of Zika virus’