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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) seized hundreds of thousands of doses of suspected illegally traded medicines, including powerful prescription-only medicines, …
Other effective medicines are available for epilepsy and bipolar disorder and valproate should only be used if these don’t work or aren’t suitable for an individual patient
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected a single confirmed human case of influenza A(H1N2)v.
The offer will invest in modernising the consultants’ pay structure - reducing the number of pay points and the time it takes to reach the top.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is monitoring reports of clusters of respiratory illness in children in northern China.
MHRA tells patients and healthcare professionals to stop using affected gels and retailers told to withdraw affected products.
New voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG) will boost nation’s health, save NHS £14 billion and support research investment.
IRP is expected to further help bringing life-saving new medicines to UK patients from 1 January 2024
The trial will use innovative screening methods like an MRI scan and see hundreds of thousands of men across the country participating.
From next month women in England can get their contraceptive pills without contacting their GP first.
Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel) is based on the innovative gene-editing tool CRISPR, which won its inventors the Nobel Prize in 2020
For the first time, 2- to 5-year-old patients with a certain type of cystic fibrosis could access cystic fibrosis drugs Kaftrio and Kalydeco.
Antibiotic resistance is once again on the rise after declines in the pandemic, with more dangerous strains of bacteria spreading in communities and hospitals.
Speech delivered by Professor Dame Jenny Harries, UKHSA Chief Executive, at the UKHSA conference 2023 in the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds.
Victoria Atkins addressed the NHS Providers conference on working collaboratively and in partnership to deliver the recovery plan and the long-term workforce plan.
A childhood varicella (chickenpox) vaccine would be offered in 2 doses, at 12 and 18 months of age.
The network will play a critical and active role in supporting the health and care research system to bring innovative new treatments and care to patients, carers and the public.
Every local authority across England to be allocated additional funding to help combat drug and alcohol misuse.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advises the UK government on vaccination and immunisation matters.
Professor Chris Whitty's annual report says we can improve older citizens' quality of life, and this should be a major aim of policy and medical practice.
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