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Residue of Poliomyelitis
7 January 1965
One of the consequences of ill health which can have the profoundest social and economic effect is a legacy of chronic and permanent disability. It may arise from many different…
Multiple Sclerosis
10 January 1987
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disabling disease which attacks the central nervous system. It claims nearly a thousand lives a year in England and Wales and is responsible for…
After the Transplant: Potential Benefits for the NHS and UK Kidney Transplant Patients
1 November 2021
Around 10% of people in the United Kingdom (UK) have chronic kidney disease (CKD) according to Kidney Care UK. While CKD can be managed through diet and lifestyle changes in…
The Burden of Hidradenitis Suppurativa on Patients, the NHS and Society
18 July 2023
…takeaways Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) is a painful chronic skin disease estimated to affect at least 200,000 people in the United Kingdom. It is debilitating condition that can have a significant…
The Impact of Behavioural and Biomedical Advance on Health Trends over the Next 25 Years
11 January 1994
…(OECD, 1993). By the ’90s focus had shifted from acute diseases towards chronic conditions of the middle aged and elderly such as heart disease, cancers, and cerebrovascular disease—today’s principal killers…
Understanding societal preferences for priority by disease severity in England & Wales
14 November 2024
…to patients with more severe diseases, making it more likely that treatments for those diseases will be recommended for coverage on the National Health Service (NHS). For a disease to…
The burden of LDL-cholesterol-driven atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases
31 March 2026
Share this: Download publication George Bray Brittany Darrow Chris Skedgel This contract research report was commissioned and funded by MSD. MSD was consulted throughout the development of this report and…
Appraising Ultra-Orphan Drugs: Is Cost-Per-QALY Appropriate? A Review of the Evidence
1 March 2018
The report addresses the implications of NICE appraising treatments for very rare diseases using a cost-per-QALY gained decision rule of the type used by NICE in its Technology Appraisal Programme…
OHE’s 50th Celebration: Publications on Tuberculosis Show Constancy and Change
23 August 2012
Between 1962 and 1998, OHE published more than 100 booklets on various diseases and conditions as part of a series on “current health problems”. The first and the last of…