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Former Countess of Chester NHS Trust chief executive awarded £1.4m over unfair dismissal
Posted onMichael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent BBC Dr Susan Gilby was forced out of her chief executive role at the Countess of Chester NHS Trust A former NHS chief executive has been awarded £1.4m in damages after suing the health service for unfair dismissal. Dr Susan Gilby took the Countess of Chester NHS Trust to court after…
Oliver, three, is wonderful after world-first gene therapy
Posted onThree-year-old Oliver Chu has amazed doctors and his parents after he became the world’s first patient of a pioneering gene therapy to treat Hunter syndrome. Hunter syndrome – or MPSII – is a rare, inherited condition that causes progressive damage to the body and brain. The effects are sometimes described as a type of childhood…
Obesity drug semaglutide fails to slow Alzheimers
Posted onDrug maker Novo Nordisk says semaglutide, the active ingredient for the weight loss jab Wegovy, does not slow Alzheimer’s – despite initial hopes that it might help against dementia. Researchers began two large trials involving more than 3,800 people after reports the medicine was having an impact in the real world. But the studies showed…
