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Europe now entering ‘plausible endgame’ to pandemic, says WHO

Europe is now entering a “plausible endgame” to the Covid-19 pandemic, a director at the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Dr Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, said the region has recorded 12 million new Covid cases in the past ...

03 Feb 2022 at 13:55

UK approves ‘life-saving’ Pfizer antiviral to help at-risk Covid patients

The UK has become “one of the first in the world” to approve the use of Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral after it was found to help prevent the virus from multiplying in at-risk sufferers. A potentially “life-saving” treatment called Paxlovid has been ...

31 Dec 2021 at 15:25

William would be perfect 007 candidate, say James Bond producers

James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson have said they are “still on the hunt” for the next 007, joking it is unfortunate that “perfect candidate” the Duke of Cambridge is unavailable for the role. The film-making siblings ...

24 Jun 2022 at 17:26

Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 booster approved by UK medicines regulator

An updated Covid-19 booster vaccine has been approved for use in the UK. The second “bivalent” vaccine, made by Pfizer/BioNTech, targets two coronavirus variants and has been approved for use by the Medicines and Healthcare products ...

03 Sept 2022 at 14:07

Emerade adrenaline pens recalled ‘after potential faults detected’

The medicines regulator has urged patients to return Emerade 300 and 500 microgram adrenaline pens to their local pharmacies because some may fail to or prematurely activate if dropped. Patients, or carers of patients, should ...

09 May 2023 at 18:46

Doctors urged to look out for weight loss jab ‘misuse’

The UK medicines regulator has asked doctors to look out for “signs of misuse” of weight loss drugs among their patients. It comes amid reports that people are taking the drugs for “aesthetic” weight loss and are taking ...

24 Oct 2024 at 14:17

Illegal medicines worth more than £30m seized in 2023, says MHRA

More than £30 million worth of illegal medicines were seized in the UK in 2023, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has said. The regulator worked with law enforcement agencies to confiscate ...

30 Jan 2024 at 14:40

Nearly one in four Brits would take weight-loss jabs for free on NHS, poll finds

Almost a quarter of Britons would take anti-obesity drugs if they were given to them for free on the NHS, a survey has found. But while weight loss jabs are set to “play an important role” in tackling obesity, they ...

19 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Decision expected on new Alzheimer’s treatment

Alzheimer’s patients are set to find out whether a new drug could become available in the UK as health regulators are poised to announce their decision on donanemab. The treatment – one of two new drugs to target ...

22 Oct 2024 at 22:25

Hospital admissions for life-threatening allergic reactions ‘more than double’

The number of hospital admissions for life-threatening allergic reactions has more than doubled in the last 20 years, figures show. Data obtained by drugs regulator the Medicines and Healthcare products ...

28 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Almost six million UK children aged five to 11 to be offered Covid vaccine

Almost six million children in the UK aged five to 11 are to be offered a Covid-19 vaccination after officials said the jabs could protect them against future waves of the virus. The Joint Committee on ...

16 Feb 2022 at 18:26

Diabetes drug authorised for weight management and loss – MHRA

A diabetes drug has been authorised to help obese and overweight adults with weight management and loss, according to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Such patients with ...

08 Nov 2023 at 21:42

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