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NHS and i.AI forge historic collaboration to boost healthcare
AI assisting NHS to half treatment times for stroke patients and overall patient care experience
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) made a recent announcement that the Incubator...
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NHS to cut the red tape to support 50K NHS postgraduate doctors
New measures are part of NHS' broader efforts to retain its skilled workforce and ensure high-quality patient careÂ
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England to roll out first targeted treatment for childhood brain tumours ‘gliomas’
The treatment has been found to slow the progression of gliomas by over threefold compared to standard chemotherapyÂ
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With Wuhan virus genetic code in hand, scientists begin work on a vaccine
When a newly organised vaccine research group at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) met for the first time this week, its members...
Pharmacy owner’s son jailed for selling PoM to criminal gangs
A pharmacy worker has been sentenced to six years in prison for selling prescription-only medicines (PoM) worth over £20 million to drug dealers.
David Ihenagwa,...
BREAKING: MHRA recalls Picato 150 mcg/g and 500 mcg/g gel
The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) today issued a class 2 medicines recall for Picato 150 mcg/g and 500 mcg/g gel.
LEO Pharma...
Greener NHS campaign to tackle ‘health emergency’
NHS Chief Sir Simon Stevens today announced a new initiative to tackle climate ‘health emergency’.
The grassroots campaign, named 'For a greener NHS’, will encourage...
Insys founder Kapoor jailed for 66 months over scheme to boost opioid sales
John Kapoor, the founder of Insys Therapeutics Inc, on Thursday, was sentenced to 66 months in prison for his role in a bribery and fraud...
NHS Trust signs 10-year deal with tech firm for digital-first integrated care
Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and technology company Babylon has announced a 10-year partnership to develop a new ‘Digital-First Integrated Care’ delivery model.
Staff and patients at...
Pharma firms not making enough progress against superbugs – report
Drug companies are not making progress against the spread of antibiotic resistance at a scale and speed great enough to tackle the global health...
Changes made to FP10 prescriptions and tokens
The reverse of all FP10 prescriptions and tokens have now been changed with an aim to help patients and pharmacy teams to easily determine...
UK clears 14 tested for coronavirus
Everyone tested in the UK for a deadly virus that has infected hundreds in China have been given the all-clear, a top doctor said...
CMC to host cannabinoid research conference
The Centre for Medical Cannabis (CMC) has announced its first major cannabinoid research conference on April 16 and 17.
The industry first event will be...