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A vaccination program targeting one million teenagers and young adults has launched following concerns about meningitis B infections. The program aims to protect those at highest immediate risk of this life-threatening disease.
Consultants and specialist doctors in Northern Ireland participated in their first-ever strike over pay, with the Department of Health reporting 90% of routine and elective services continued operating.
The UK has begun the first human clinical trial of a new Ebola vaccine, eight weeks after a public health emergency was declared. The vaccine, developed by Oxford scientists, uses technology from the COVID-19 vaccine and will initially be tested on 50 healthy adults.
England’s obesity rate among adults aged 16 and over has doubled from 15% in 1993 to 30% in 2024, affecting 14 million people despite 14 government strategies over three decades.
A 25-year study of 22,000 British adults found men with heart disease face significantly higher lifetime cancer risk (17.3%) compared to women (12.8%), with smoking, obesity, and alcohol use identified as major contributing factors.
A new implant device has shown promise for treating refractory angina, with a major study finding significant chest pain reduction in 75% of patients within six months of implantation.
