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• People who have had a stroke should be offered additional rehabilitation

  People who have had a stroke and who have continuing impairment or limitations on their activities should be offered additional rehabilitation to help them recover

• First treatment to be recommended by NICE at the same time it is approved for advanced lymphoma in the UK

  More than 700 people set to benefit from new treatment option for advanced lymphoma.

• Seven technologies recommended to help people with non-specific low back pain

  People with non-specific low back pain could be offered apps to help them manage their condition after seven digital technologies were recommended in draft guidance.

• Draft guidance recommends healthcare professionals ask people about gambling

  Health professionals should ask people about gambling if they attend a health check or GP appointment with a mental health problem, in a similar way to how people are asked about their smoking and alcohol consumption, according to new draft guidance. 

• Non-invasive weight loss procedure can be an option to treat obesity

  A procedure which reduces the size of the stomach by two-thirds to help people living with obesity to lose weight has been deemed safe and effective to be used in the NHS, NICE has said.

• Draft guidance for the potential of new targeted treatment for type of advanced breast cancer

  NICE has today (26 September 2023) published draft guidance for public consultation that does not recommend trastuzumab deruxtecan for treating advanced HER2-low breast cancer in adults.