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North Devon district hospital has suspended maternity services due to severe staffing shortages, forcing pregnant women to travel up to two hours to other hospitals for childbirth.
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the WHO are advancing discussions to launch a clinical trial testing Ebola vaccines against the Bundibugyo virus amid a rapidly spreading outbreak.
A senior NHS doctor has criticized the health service’s management of transplant operations, citing staff burnout, cancelled procedures, and stagnant transplant numbers over three decades.
Lenacapavir, an injectable HIV prevention drug given twice yearly, has shown extraordinary efficacy in clinical trials but faces mixed reviews during its rollout in Uganda due to distribution challenges and pricing concerns.
Eye experts warn people to watch for vision damage from eclipse exposure, with symptoms including blurred vision, dark spots, and light sensitivity. Around 70 people suffered sight damage from the 1999 UK eclipse.
England is offering free meningitis B vaccines to approximately a million young people, particularly those entering university or residential colleges, following an outbreak in Kent earlier this year.
