Nearly 20 million illegally traded erectile dysfunction pills have been seized across the United Kingdom in just five years, in what health officials describe as a record-breaking crackdown on a…
The death of a baby is every parent’s worst nightmare. In the case of Baby Victoria, born in December 2022 and dying just weeks later in early 2023, that nightmare…
The UK medicines regulator has announced significant new restrictions on the use of the Chikungunya vaccine, IXCHIQ, in a move that will directly affect many diaspora travellers planning trips to…
Adopted children and the families who care for them could soon receive stronger, earlier and more consistent mental health support under new proposals announced by the Department for Education, as…
Social work students from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds could soon receive more targeted financial support, as the UK government launches a new consultation aimed at reshaping how bursaries are allocated…
The UK’s medicines regulator has issued updated safety guidance on semaglutide, the widely used drug sold under brand names including Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy, following new evidence about a very…
For millions of families across Britain, cancer is not just a statistic. It is a diagnosis whispered in hospital corridors, a long wait for test results, a parent trying to…
Families caring for children with cancer will no longer have to worry about how to afford travel to life-saving treatment, under a new government support package worth up to £10…
New figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show that thousands of young people across England are still missing out on vital protection against HPV-related cancers, with around one…
Patients living in some of England’s most deprived and underserved communities are set to benefit from earlier, potentially life-saving cancer diagnoses under a major new £200 million government scheme aimed…