NHS

Meningitis B petition rejected

Offering the meningitis B vaccine to all children is "not cost effective" and would be a waste of NHS money, the government says.
2 March 2016, 11:29 AM

Proton beam cancer therapy 'effective with fewer side effects'

A cancer treatment at the centre of an NHS controversy in 2014 causes fewer side effects in children than conventional radiotherapy, according to new research.
30 January 2016, 15:37 PM

Robin Williams' widow says his health was a nightmare

Comedian Robin Williams had health problems that would have killed him within three years if he had not ended his own life, his widow has said.
4 November 2015, 05:21 AM

Fast-tracked skin cancer drug pembrolizumab gets approval

A new drug for advanced skin cancer should be made available on the NHS in England, experts recommend.
7 October 2015, 05:33 AM