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Free NHS meningitis jab available for some teenagers – what you need to know
England is offering free meningitis B vaccines to approximately one million young people, including 17 and 18-year-olds and first-time university students under 25, following an outbreak in Kent earlier this year.
‘My mother apologised’: A survivor’s journey after genital mutilation
Sara Kahsai discovered she was a victim-survivor of female genital mutilation after moving to England, leading her to seek specialized medical care and support through Birmingham Women’s Hospital’s FGM clinic.
A year ago, President Trump pledged to lower Medicaid drug prices. Has that happened?
President Trump announced pharmaceutical agreements to lower Medicaid drug prices last year, but the pilot program remains largely opaque with uncertain implementation and limited transparency about participating drugs.
To prevent deaths in childbirth, Kenyan moms turn to an AI powered chatbot
Kenya’s AI-powered chatbot PROMPTS helps pregnant women access health guidance via text message, addressing the country’s high maternal mortality rate of about 6,000 deaths annually from pregnancy-related causes.
Ros Chown obituary
Ros Chown, a sexual health adviser in genito-urinary medicine who worked in Cambridge, Wakefield, and Torbay, died aged 71. She was a prominent advocate for public health approaches to preventing sexually transmitted infections.
Adults with severe mental illness die 15 to 20 years earlier from diseases such as cancer
Adults with severe mental illness die 15-20 years earlier than the general population, largely due to preventable physical conditions including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and liver disease.
Cheltenham A&E to remain open as doctors’ strike called off
Cheltenham General Hospital’s A&E will remain open after a planned four-day resident doctor strike was suspended following a new government pay offer to doctors.
NI health: Consultants and specialist doctors take strike action
Consultants and specialist doctors in Northern Ireland conducted their first-ever strike over pay, with 90% of routine and elective services continuing despite the 24-hour walkout.
PPE failures left NHS staff poorly protected and wasted £10bn, Covid inquiry finds
A UK Covid inquiry found NHS staff lacked adequate protective equipment during the pandemic, with £9.9bn of the £14.9bn spent on PPE ultimately wasted through poor procurement decisions.
Researchers warn social media driving harmful misuse of Alzheimer’s blood tests
Researchers warn that social media promotion of Alzheimer’s blood tests is misleading healthy people into testing, potentially causing unnecessary anxiety over biological markers that may never develop into dementia.
Letby failings go beyond one hospital – the whole NHS system has been found lacking
A major inquiry into Lucy Letby’s crimes at an NHS hospital found systemic failures across England’s health service, not just at the individual facility, with widespread issues in regulation, management accountability, and learning from past scandals.
Here’s why an Arizona medical examiner is working to track heat-related deaths
An Arizona medical examiner is developing innovative strategies to accurately count heat-related deaths, an effort that could reshape how the U.S. understands climate change’s human toll.
Kennedy moves to revive preventive services panel with new members, after months of vacancies
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed eight new members to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, marking a shift toward medical specialists after months of vacancies and canceled meetings.
Kennedy renews attacks on vaccines at Children’s Health Defense conference
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered a keynote address at a Children’s Health Defense conference, spending over 20 minutes questioning vaccine safety and suggesting links between vaccines and chronic illness.
‘World-first’ vaccine designed by artificial intelligence
Researchers at Cambridge have used artificial intelligence to design a vaccine component trialed in people, potentially protecting against multiple coronaviruses and preventing future pandemics.
Covid inquiry PPE report – a look at the key findings
A Covid inquiry report found the UK wasted nearly £10 billion on personal protective equipment procurement during the pandemic, with poor planning and a controversial VIP recommendation system criticized for embedded unfairness.
Mental health groups have ‘failed to acknowledge’ risk of violence, says Mind chief
Mental health charities have failed to adequately discuss violence risks from a minority with severe mental illnesses, says Mind’s chief executive, amid an inquiry into a fatal 2023 stabbing attack.
Drinking very hot drinks could triple risk of oesophageal cancer, study finds
A major UK study finds that drinking very hot tea and coffee triples the risk of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma, though the risk can be reduced by letting drinks cool before consuming them.
Lucy Letby hospital consultant tells BBC inquiry makes for grim reading
A senior consultant at the hospital where Lucy Letby worked has said the public inquiry report into her crimes makes for “grim reading” and acknowledged that doctors should have escalated concerns to police earlier.
Who supports policies for ‘health equity’? It depends on how you’re asking
A survey found 65% of self-identified conservatives support health equity goals, suggesting broader backing for such policies than political rhetoric indicates, though support levels vary based on how questions are framed.
Jehovah’s Witnesses allow blood-derived products but keep ban on whole-blood transfusions
Jehovah’s Witnesses have eased their blood-use prohibition, now permitting members to receive products derived from donated blood while maintaining a ban on whole-blood transfusions.
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Anavex Life Sciences Reports Advances for Oral Alzheimer’s Disease Medication in Phase IIb/III Trial
Anavex Life Sciences Corp. has announced promising results from its Phase IIb/III clinical trial of blarcamesine (ANAVEX®2-73), an oral Alzheimer's disease medication, at the 2024 Alzheimer's Association International Conference. The study demonstrated that...