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Pharma giant announces covid-19 breakthrough with vaccine which is ‘more than 90% effective’

By Nina Massey, Ella Pickover and Jane Kirby, Reporters9th November 20209th November 2020News England

A major breakthrough has been announced in the search for a coronavirus vaccine, with the jab from Pfizer found to be more than 90% effective. The pharmaceutical giant and its

Drug approved for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis on NHS in Scotland

By The Press Association12th October 2020News Scotland

The Scottish Medicines Consortium has approved several drugs, including one for a form of multiple sclerosis (MS). The organisation has published advice on the new treatments to be used by

Commonly available steroids reduce risk of death in critically ill Covid-19 patients by 20%, study

By Luke Powell and Tom Pilgrim, Reporters2nd September 2020News England

Cheap and readily available steroids have been found to reduce the risk of death in critically ill coronavirus patients by 20%, according to a study. An international team of researchers

University to lead hospital trial to cut potentially harmful repeat prescriptions for older people

By Catherine Wylie, Reporter2nd September 2020Education & Training

An initiative to stop the use of the continued prescribing of potentially harmful medicines to older patients will be trialled across hospitals in England. Half of older people admitted to

Research to help elderly manage medicines safely could help cut hospital admissions

By Laura McKellar, Reporter4th August 2020Education & Training

Helping frail elderly people manage multiple medicines safely is the focus of a new research project led by Dr Beth Fylan, Senior Lecturer in Patient Safety in the Faculty of Life Sciences at

Government signs 60 million doses deal with GSK and Sanofi for potential Covid-19 vaccine

By Jane Kirby, Reporter29th July 2020News England

The Government has signed a deal with pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Sanofi Pasteur for 60 million doses of a potential Covid-19 vaccine. If the vaccine proves successful, the UK

Government announce 30 million flu vaccinations with free jabs for all health and social care workers

By Jane Kirby, Reporter24th July 2020News England

The Government is aiming to double its winter flu vaccination programme in England to 30 million people, with free jabs for those aged 50 and over and 11-year-olds. Last year,

Coronavirus vaccine ‘induces immune response and is safe’, encouraging early trial suggests

By Nina Massey, Reporter20th July 2020News England

The Covid-19 vaccine being developed at the University of Oxford is safe and induces an immune reaction, “encouraging” preliminary results of the study suggest. Researchers say their tests have revealed

UK Government signs deal for 90 million doses of potential Covid-19 vaccines

By Jane Kirby, Reporter20th July 202021st July 2020News England

The Government has signed deals for 90 million doses of promising Covid-19 vaccines, with more in the pipeline. The latest deal is for vaccines being developed by an alliance between

Healthcare review finds thousands had come to ‘avoidable harm’ with concerns dismissed and overlooked

By Ella Pickover, Reporter8th July 2020News England

Additional “problems, mistakes and tragedies” may have occurred in the healthcare system, the authors of a damning review into the care of tens of thousands of people have said. The

Tag: Medication / Vaccines

Pharma giant announces covid-19 breakthrough with vaccine which is ‘more than 90% effective’

Drug approved for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis on NHS in Scotland

Commonly available steroids reduce risk of death in critically ill Covid-19 patients by 20%, study

University to lead hospital trial to cut potentially harmful repeat prescriptions for older people

Research to help elderly manage medicines safely could help cut hospital admissions

Government signs 60 million doses deal with GSK and Sanofi for potential Covid-19 vaccine

Coronavirus vaccine ‘induces immune response and is safe’, encouraging early trial suggests

UK Government signs deal for 90 million doses of potential Covid-19 vaccines

Healthcare review finds thousands had come to ‘avoidable harm’ with concerns dismissed and overlooked

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty

England’s hospitals within hours of running out of some PPE items – Matt Hancock

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Tag: Medication / Vaccines

Pharma giant announces covid-19 breakthrough with vaccine which is ‘more than 90% effective’

Drug approved for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis on NHS in Scotland

Commonly available steroids reduce risk of death in critically ill Covid-19 patients by 20%, study

University to lead hospital trial to cut potentially harmful repeat prescriptions for older people

Research to help elderly manage medicines safely could help cut hospital admissions

Government signs 60 million doses deal with GSK and Sanofi for potential Covid-19 vaccine

Government announce 30 million flu vaccinations with free jabs for all health and social care workers

Coronavirus vaccine ‘induces immune response and is safe’, encouraging early trial suggests

UK Government signs deal for 90 million doses of potential Covid-19 vaccines

Healthcare review finds thousands had come to ‘avoidable harm’ with concerns dismissed and overlooked