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A large study has shown no safety issues of concern relating to the use of metformin during pregnancy. The licence for metformin now reflects that it can be considered for use during pregnancy and the periconceptional phase as an addition...
Employment Tribunal decision.
Decisions made by The MHRA following investigations into complaints about advertising for licensed medicines.
Public Health England (PHE) encourages people to measure and monitor their waistline.
A government-backed experiment which could help people live longer, healthier lives is set to launch to the International Space Station on Tuesday 21 December.
City of Wolverhampton chosen to pilot scheme that will reward healthy behaviours through a new app.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Secured through the Space to Innovate Campaign – Bravo Drop, five innovative organisations have won funding to develop technologies that enhance the UK’s ability to safely operate in space
The app has been downloaded 2.36m times since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic began.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Diabetic ketoacidosis has been reported in patients with type 2 diabetes on a combination of a GLP-1 receptor agonist and insulin who had doses of concomitant insulin rapidly reduced or discontinued. GLP-1 receptor agonists are not substitutes for insulin, and...
A report published by Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition on the role of saturated fats and health concludes there's no need to change current advice.
Decisions made by the MHRA following investigations into complaints about advertising for licensed medicines.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Grey KC on 2 March 2023.
We ask healthcare professionals to be vigilant to adverse incidents involving software, apps, and artificial intelligence (AI) as medical devices and to report incidents to us via the Yellow Card scheme.
The Lancet has published a series of articles on obesity which suggest that 40 per cent of adults could be obese by 2030 if current trends continue.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
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