Starting uni? What to know about the free NHS meningitis B jab in England
Getty ImagesMichelle RobertsDigital health editor13 July 2026High street pharmacies across England are now offering a free meningitis B vaccine for many young people.It comes after concerns over the UK’s largest and fastest growing outbreak that happened in Kent...
Starting uni? What to know about the free NHS meningitis B jab in England
Getty ImagesMichelle RobertsDigital health editor13 July 2026High street pharmacies across England are now offering a free meningitis B vaccine for many young people.It comes after concerns over the UK’s largest and fastest growing outbreak that happened in Kent...
Thousands may have died in UK’s exceptional May and June heatwaves
Getty ImagesMichelle Roberts, Digital health editor and Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent6 hours agoMore than 2,700 people may have died from heat-related causes during the UK’s exceptionally hot weather in May and June, experts’ estimates suggest....UK becoming ‘wild west’ for experimental peptides, expert warns
UK experts warn the country has become a “wild west” for experimental peptides and steroids, with regulators struggling to prevent potentially fatal consequences from unregulated substances.
Endometriosis test plans welcomed but more to be done, groups say
The UK’s NICE has drafted guidance recommending two non-invasive tests to diagnose endometriosis more quickly on the NHS, though patient advocates say infrastructure improvements are equally important.