Flu jabs should be offered out of hours to encourage uptake, new guidance suggests
People at a higher risk during the flu season should be able to get their flu jab in the evenings and at weekends to encourage uptake of the vaccine, new
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Tag: Medication / Vaccines
Leaked NHS letter reveals medication concern of chaotic no-deal Brexit
Hospitals face running out of drugs in a chaotic no-deal Brexit, the group that represents NHS hospital and ambulance service has privately warned. Poor co-ordination by ministers and health service
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Vaccine to treat Alzheimer’s patients progresses to next stage of trials
A vaccine which could be used to treat patients with Alzheimer’s disease has reached the next stage of clinical trials. ACI-24, developed by Swiss-based pharmaceutical company AC Immune, will be
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Cardiff researchers to explore impact of new HIV prevention strategy
Wales is about to become one of the first countries to robustly examine the use of a new HIV prevention strategy that has been rolled out across the world. Dr
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Eight-year-old urges company to lower price of cystic fibrosis drug
An eight-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis has urged a pharmaceutical company to lower the price of a drug so it can be made available on the NHS. Orkambi received its
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Anti-abortion campaigners lose legal challenge over home medication move
A campaign group’s legal challenge to the Scottish Government’s move to allow pregnant women to take abortion-inducing medication at home has been rejected by a judge. The Society for the
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Families ‘heartbroken’ as spinal muscular atrophy drug rejected for NHS use
A charity has condemned a decision by health officials to reject a drug to treat a rare genetic disorder which can mean that affected children do not live to their
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More UK children with ADHD should be given Ritalin, say researchers
Use of the drug Ritalin to treat UK children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) should be stepped up rather than reduced, a new study suggests. Evidence shows 5% of
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Mother of epileptic teenager calls for new ‘Billy’s Law’ in Northern Ireland
The mother of an epileptic teenager is calling for a new “Billy’s Law” in Northern Ireland. Billy Caldwell’s mum Charlotte successfully led a campaign to get medicinal cannabis laws changed
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Doctors to be given go-ahead to legally prescribe medicinal cannabis
Doctors will be able to legally prescribe medicinal cannabis to patients in the UK, the Home Office has said. Home Secretary Sajid Javid has decided to reschedule the products, relaxing
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