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NHS is switching to cheaper mimics of expensive cancer drugs

Biological drugs like some antibodies used to fight cancer are difficult to make. The NHS is now turning to cheaper alternatives, but some doctors fear they won’t work as well

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Why it's good that NHS England is cutting back on prescriptions

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Migraine drug makes people have fewer 'migraine days’

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A pot of medical cannabis on a table

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Medical cannabis vendors must stop making bogus health claims

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Trump signs memorandum on opioids

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Opioid crisis: Trump suggests telling young people drugs are bad

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A woman holding her lower back in pain

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Chronic back pain stem cell treatment could cut need for opioids

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Hunger-blocking injection lets fat monkeys quickly lose weight

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Side effects are worse when we think medication looks expensive

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DNA testing firms are cashing in our genes. Should we get a cut?

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Old Scientist: Tanks on the moon and other wolves we’ve cried

If you’re looking for scare stories, you’re in the wrong place. Except sometimes, as New Scientists of October past show

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Tumour bacteria sabotage chemotherapy by destroying cancer drugs

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Pioneering gene therapy approved for leukaemia in the US

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Will psychedelics for depression be just another false dawn?

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Psychedelic medicine: the potential, the people, the politics

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