A 67-year-old man has become the first person in the UK to try what doctors hope will be a revolutionary new treatment for lung cancer – a vaccine that tells the body how to fight and kill the disease. It uses the same mRNA technology as some Covid jabs to give instructions to the immune […]
The first drug to slow the progression of early stage Alzheimer’s won’t be available on the NHS in England because health assessment body NICE says the benefits “are too small to justify the costs”. Lecanemab has been licensed by the UK medicines regulator, the MHRA, which means it can be prescribed privately. In trials, external, […]
Image source, ReutersImage caption, Medication being applied to the face of a child with mpox Health and science correspondent The rapid spread of mpox – what used to be called monkeypox – in Africa has been declared a global emergency. A new form of the virus is at the heart of concerns, but there still […]
Newspaper headlines are warning eating “a ham sandwich a day” increases a the risk of type 2 diabetes – but experts say it is not that simple. A study of nearly two million people from 20 different countries found a link with both red and processed meats, such as steak, bacon and sausages. But doctors […]
The UK’s first official consumption room for illegal drugs including heroin and cocaine will open in Glasgow on 21 October. The Safer Drugs Consumption Facility on Hunter Street in the city’s east end will accommodate up to 30 service users at a time. People will be able to consume illegal drugs under the supervision of […]
Image source, Apian Ltd/PA WireImage caption, The drones travelled 68km (42 miles) over the Northumberland coastline Jo Lonsdale BBC News, North East and Cumbria Ella Pickover PA Health Correspondent Drones can be safely used to deliver urgent blood stocks between hospitals, a new project suggests. Researchers from NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) sent 10 identical […]
Mpox is “not the new Covid”, because authorities clearly know how to control its spread, a leading World Health Organization expert has said. Despite real concern about a new variant of the virus, and a global alert, Europe regional director Dr Hans Kluge told journalists, together we could – and must – tackle mpox. And […]
Image source, Getty Images Annabel Rackham Health reporter Camilla Horrox Senior producer “I didn’t care how expensive it was, I didn’t care if I had any money left – I just wanted to buy it.” Rather than doing school work or spending time with friends, all 14-year-old Ben, whose name we have changed, could think […]
Image source, OtherImage caption, Dr Tom Gorman says GPs are doing extra work that they are not paid to do GPs in England have launched a work-to-rule action in a dispute with the government over what they say is a lack of funding. It threatens to bring chaos to the system. Surgeries are taking a […]
Image source, Jacobs familyImage caption, Hannah Jacobs was at the dentist when she sipped her drink The mother of a girl who died after having a severe reaction to a Costa hot chocolate has accused the food industry of treating allergen safety training like a “tick-box exercise”, after a coroner concluded she died because of […]
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