Category Archives: Health policy
Patients who pay £1,000 for life-saving drugs online that would cost NHS £35,000: More and more are doing it – but doctors warn it’s a big risk
Kim Crisell, 60, from Witham, Essex, was told he faced certain death He had been diagnosed liver disease three years ago, and looked online The best hope was to wait for a new wonder drug called Harvoni When Kim Crisell was told he faced certain death from recently diagnosed liver disease three years ago, […]
Wiggins joins race to save lives: The cyclist wants untried drugs to be fast-tracked to help the dying
The Sunday Times 5 May 2013 SIR BRADLEY WIGGINS is backing a campaign for the terminally ill to be given access to unlicensed drugs after being inspired by the bravery of a five-year-old boy. The cyclist, who was awarded a knighthood after winning the Tour de France and a gold medal at the Olympics last […]
Conflicts of interest in medicine and science
The European Journal of Cardiology Published: 7 April 2012 Lois Rogers. Following the recent European Society of Cardiology initiative,1 Lois Rogers reports on this important topic Doctors, medical institutions, and governments themselves have been forced to recognize that conflicts of interest are beginning to shake public faith in the medical profession. Some of these conflicts have […]