Healthcare

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has launched a new consultation on proposals to grant indefinite recognition of CE-marked medical devices in Great Britain. For patients, including families …

Honourable President of the Comoros. Ministers. Dr Jean Kaseya. Excellencies and distinguished guests. A powerful message echoed throughout the gathering: health is everything. At a high-level African Union platform, the …

The UK government has launched a new national campaign urging parents to ensure their children are fully vaccinated, as health officials warn that falling immunisation rates are putting young lives …

The UK government has launched a major public consultation that could see smoking, vaping and the use of heated tobacco banned in playgrounds, schools and outside hospitals across England, a …

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 …