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Alzheimer’s Research UK launches Early Detection of Neurodegenerative Diseases initiative

March 2020

Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) has launched a new, global initiative—Early Detection of Neurodegenerative diseases (EDoN)—that aims to identify the digital data fingerprints of early changes […]

Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke: challenges and opportunities

November 2019 | By Gary A Ford, Martin James, and Phil White

Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is a breakthrough in the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) caused by a large artery occlusion (LAO), and has been shown […]

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The NHS must meet the challenges of improving epilepsy care

November 2019 | By Tony Marson and Pete Dixon

The NHS is struggling to provide integrated care for epilepsy, with emergency care being left to pick up the pieces at an unsustainable cost; between […]

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Draft NICE guideline on cannabis-based medicinal products now available for consultation

October 2019

NICE has published a draft of the upcoming guideline on the use of cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMPs) for intractable nausea and vomiting, chronic pain, spasticity, […]

Mexiletine: now licensed for myotonia, but what about arrhythmia?

September 2019 | By Martin Bradley

Mexiletine is a sodium channel blocker, and was originally developed as an anticonvulsant drug.1,2 However, it was found to have anti-arrhythmic properties, and has been […]

NHS England publishes specialised services quality dashboards

September 2017

Specialised Services Quality Dashboards (SSQDs) have been published by NHS England. The SSQDs are designed to collate information about specialised service outcomes from healthcare providers […]

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