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• 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pain could be offered apps to help them manage their condition after seven digital technologies were recommended in draft guidance.

• Draft guidance recommends healthcare professionals ask people about gambling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health problem, in a similar way to how people are asked about their smoking and alcohol consumption, according to new draft guidance.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• Draft guidance for the potential of new targeted treatment for type of advanced breast cancer

  NICE has today (26 September 2023) published draft guidance for public consultation that does not recommend trastuzumab deruxtecan for treating advanced HER2-low breast cancer in adults.

• More people could be offered genetic testing for genes linked to ovarian cancer

  A new draft NICE guideline for inherited ovarian cancer published today (15 September 2023), recommends more people are tested for genes linked to ovarian cancer.

• New treatment for acute migraine set to benefit thousands

  The first in a new class of treatment to be recommended by NICE for treating acute migraine will soon be available on the NHS to around 13,000 people.