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The Prime Minister David Cameron today called for global action to tackle the growing threat of resistance to antibiotics.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
A new collaborative study provides valuable information on the best strategies to protect babies from infections.
The Keep Antibiotics Working campaign returns, urging people to always take their doctor's, pharmacist's or nurse’s advice on antibiotics.
Speech by Sir Mark Walport at the Natural History Museum's 2013 annual science lecture.
Synthetic biology aims to design, engineer or replicate biological systems, for example biosynthetic insulin, which first went on sale on 1982…
These are the first documented cases of cat-to-human transmission.
The latest recommendations from UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) include not screening pregnant women for group B streptococcus (GBS).
Antibiotics are central to modern medicine but infections from antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria cause 25,000 deaths per year in Europe, and in Asia, 1 child dies every 5 minutes from AMR bacterial infections.
Jim O’Neill presents final recommendations to defeat the rising threat of superbugs.
PHE reinforces advice not to use heated birthing pools for home births after more pools test positive for Legionella.
Government funding for the next generation of medical advances has been announced today by Minister for Life Sciences, George Freeman.
A delegation of 19 British scientists visited Buenos Aires to participate in a joint workshop with scientists and researchers from CONICET.
Winners of the Food Innovation Network Awards announced
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Department of Health will work to introduce the meningococcal B (MenB) vaccine into the childhood vaccination programme.
Batches of this medicine are being recalled from the market because of low levels of microbial contamination.
Public Health England confirms advice suspending use of heated birthing pools filled in advance of labour in home settings.
Business Secretary unveiles the winners of a multi-million-pound competition to bring innovative UK biotechnology projects to market.
An extensive programme of testing is being carried out around Bridlington in a bid to find out sources impacting on bathing water quality.
A device which could revolutionise how bed bugs are tackled is one of many business ideas being supported by Innovate UK's latest open funding competition.
The vast majority of England’s bathing waters continue to meet tough quality standards, new figures from Defra reveal.
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