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Transforming treatment of spina bifida with pioneering open fetal surgery

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Pharmacogenomic testing for DPYD polymorphisms prior to fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy

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Cancer care in England: current status and future challenges

December 2020 | By Alastair Whitington

The Westminster Health Forum conference, Cancer prevention, care and research in England—priorities for diagnostics, local care delivery and accessing innovation, was held online on 25 […]

Rituximab and eculizumab for delayed haemolytic transfusion reactions: low-quality evidence, but a life‑threatening scenario

December 2020 | By Martin Bradley

In a recent commissioning policy, NHS England has commissioned eculizumab and rituximab for the management of delayed haemolytic transfusion reactions (DHTR) and hyperhaemolysis (HH), and rituximab […]

Implementing the latest NICE colorectal cancer guideline

December 2020 | By Vivek Misra and Michael Braun

Between 2015 and 2017, colorectal cancer was responsible for over 42,000 cancer cases in the UK, making it the fourth most common form of cancer.1 […]

Hepatitis C elimination: learning from Greater Manchester

December 2020 | By Jeremy Hooper, James Roach, and Johnny Skillicorn-Aston

The approach to the elimination of disease-causing agents has undergone significant change over recent decades. The popular view of single-minded, lone scientists working in laboratories […]

Welcome to the November 2020 issue

December 2020 | By Nina Buchan

In this short video, Nina Buchan introduces the November 2020 issue of Specialised Medicine. Welcome to the November 2020 issue of Specialised Medicine. As the […]

The impact of COVID-19 on specialised services

September 2020 | By Impacts of COVID-19 on specialised services interview panel

The COVID-19 emergency has been unprecedented in its impact upon the nation, economy, and health service. In anticipation of thousands of patients requiring ventilation, the […]

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