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• First treatment for vitiligo recommended by NICE for NHS use, bringing hope to over 80,000 people

  For the first time, NICE has recommended a medicine that effectively treats the underlying cause of devastating skin condition vitiligo

• Major changes to type 2 diabetes treatment could save thousands of lives

  New guidance means millions of people will get access to medicines that protect the heart and kidneys, while NHS savings of £560 million from using generic dapagliflozin can be reinvested elsewhere in NHS care.

• NICE recommends first ever disease modifying treatment for ultra-rare metabolic condition ARG1 deficiency

  Nice has recommended the first disease modifying treatment for arginase 1 deficiency (ARG1-D), an ultra-rare, inherited and progressive metabolic disorder, for routine use in the NHS in England.

• Faster, fairer access to HealthTech under new national programme

  People across England and Wales are set to receive faster, fairer access to innovative HealthTech under the new National HealthTech Access Programme (NHAP).

• NICE says paperclip-sized sensor could help thousands monitor heart condition from home

  A wireless sensor the size of a paperclip could transform care for people living with chronic heart failure, enabling them to monitor their condition daily from home and catch warning signs before they become emergencies, NICE has said.

• Simple home test prevents thousands of unnecessary bowel cancer referrals

  A simple home test is sparing thousands of people from unnecessary hospital investigations for bowel cancer, while helping them get faster answers about whether they have the disease – with new data showing the impact of NICE's recommendation to use the test.