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500,000 eligible to benefit from new non-hormonal treatment for hot flushes caused by menopause

A new treatment option for menopausal hot flushes and night sweats can be used in the NHS when hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is not suitable. Fezolinetant (also called Veoza and made by Astellas ...
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Saving babies' hearing: how a world-first rapid genetic test is transforming neonatal care

Learn how NICE's healthtech guidance helped bring life-changing genetic testing to neonatal units across the UK, saving 20 ...
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Final draft guidance finds benefits of 2 Alzheimer’s treatments remain too small to justify the additional costs to the NHS

This means the medicines should not be provided on the NHS as they are not good value for money. Last month the appraisal committee met to consider new information submitted as part of its additional ...
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NICE publishes first quality standard to improve care for people with rare diseases

For too long, people living with rare diseases have faced uncertainty, delays, and unacceptable variation in the care they receive. The launch of this quality standard is a watershed moment. For the ...
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Driving biosimilar adoption through collaboration

Looking ahead, the biosimilar taskforce will become a strategic cornerstone of the NICE Whole Lifecycle Approach programme, the 10-Year Health Plan and the drive for rapid uptake of biosimilars. This ...
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Suspected sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management

This guideline has been updated and replaced by NICE's guidelines on suspected sepsis in people aged 16 or over (NG253), suspected sepsis in under 16s (NG254) and suspected sepsis in pregnant or ...
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Niraparib for maintenance treatment of advanced ovarian, fallopian tube and peritoneal cancer after response to first-line platinum-based chemotherapy

Niraparib for maintenance treatment of advanced ovarian, fallopian tube and peritoneal cancer after response to first-line platinum-based chemotherapy Technology appraisal guidance TA673 Published: 17 ...
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Axicabtagene ciloleucel for treating diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma after 2 or more systemic therapies

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Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to help detect fractures on X-rays in urgent care: early value assessment

We have moved Health technology evaluation 20 to become HealthTech guidance 739. This is to better reflect the NICE HealthTech programme which combines the former NICE Diagnostics Assessment programme ...
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Tinnitus: assessment and management

This guideline covers the assessment, investigation and management of tinnitus in primary, community and secondary care. It offers advice to healthcare professionals on supporting people presenting ...
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Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab for persistent, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer

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Osimertinib for adjuvant treatment of EGFR mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer after complete tumour resection

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