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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Health
Pratiti Nath

UNBELIEVABLE: Uk government launches new medicinal study to better prevent strokes - The Untold Story

The UK government has taken a step towards personalised medicine with the launch of the Yellow Card Biobank pilot project that seeks to do genetic analysis of UK stroke patients so that healthcare professionals can prescribe them specific stroke prevention medicines without causing any side effects. (Credit: TINGSHU WANG/Reuters)

British people are going to get some relief in stroke prevention and care as the UK government launched a programme to investigate new medicines.

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced on February 13 that the Yellow Card Biobank will be researching Direct Oral Anticoagulants, a new type of stroke prevention medicine.

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