NPA members to get new data service to improve business
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) members are set to get a new free of charge data service to understand their business better by benchmarking...
NPA calls for ‘triple lock’ approval for LPC, PSNC reforms
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has urged for a national vote with ‘triple lock’ approval to green-light reforms in the Local Pharmaceutical Committees (LPCs)...
MHRA imposes restrictions on stimulant laxatives sale
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has introduced new restrictions on the sale of stimulant laxatives to counter risks from overuse.
People who...
Matt Hancock confirms Public Health England to be scrapped and replaced by new body
Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced today (Aug 18) that Public Health England is being scrapped and replaced by a new national body which could...
Study links Covid-19 to rise in childhood type 1 diabetes
Cases of type 1 diabetes among children in a small UK study almost doubled during the peak of the Covid-19 epidemic, suggesting a possible...
Novel coronavirus pandemic now driven by 20s, 30s, 40s group, many asymptomatic: WHO official
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday (Aug 18) it was concerned that the novel coronavirus spread was being driven by people in their...
Modi says India set to mass produce Covid-19 vaccine, launches nation’s digital health mission
India is ready to mass produce Covid-19 vaccines when scientists give the go-ahead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day speech on...
At-risk groups encouraged to sign up for Covid-19 vaccine trials
The government today (Monday, Aug 17) urged elderly people and volunteers from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds to sign up to a Covid-19...
Public Health England to be scrapped and replaced by new body – Telegraph
Health Secretary Matt Hancock will announce that Public Health England (PHE) will be scrapped and replaced by a new body specifically designed to protect...
Russia produces first batch of Covid-19 vaccine
Russia has produced the first batch of its new vaccine for Covid-19, the Interfax news agency quoted the health ministry as saying on Saturday (August...
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