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Public urged to prevent further ‘new year spread’ by following good hygiene and taking up 'final chance’ vaccines where still available
Immediate investment and reforms to improve adult social care, and Louise Casey appointed to head independent commission and build cross-party consensus.
Professor Anthony Harnden has officially started his role as Chair of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
The free running app has been downloaded over 7 million times since it launched in 2016, with 9.3 million NHS Couch to 5K runs started this year.
The MHRA’s Criminal Enforcement Unit works to identify and prevent the illegal sale of weight-loss medicines online.
Smokers who choose to quit on 1 January could save a whole day of their life by 8 January, according to new research.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (20 December 2024) granted a conditional marketing authorisation for the medicine givinostat (Duvyzat) to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
Part of a fresh drive to boost the country’s ability to diagnose and test for new and emerging infectious disease threats.
The amended regulatory framework will speed up trial approvals and encourage innovation in trial design without compromising patient safety
The Health and Social Care Secretary made a statement to the House of Commons on puberty-suppressing hormones.
The government has accepted advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) for the spring 2025 COVID-19 vaccination programme.
Flu positivity jumps to 17.1% as vaccine take-up rates lag behind levels needed to protect the NHS and levels of norovirus highest in a decade for the time of year.
20 new clinical research hubs to be set up across UK to accelerate research into the next generation of treatments.
2024 annual report from Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, focusing on health in cities.
Chronic hepatitis C infections have fallen in people who inject drugs in the last 6 years.
Existing emergency measures banning the sale and supply of puberty-suppressing hormones will be made indefinite, following official advice from medical experts.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has approved the medicine delgocitinib (Anzupgo) to treat moderate to severe chronic hand eczema in adults when topical corticosteroids are inadequate or inappropriate.
Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting held a specially-convened meeting with trust leads this morning as the NHS battles record pressures in winter.
Reported notifications of TB in England increased by 11% in 2023 compared to the previous year.
Latest UKHSA data indicates more flu is already circulating this winter compared to last year.
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