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Community Pharmacy: The New Front Door for Travel Health
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Community Pharmacy: The New Front Door for Travel Health

Travel health and private vaccination services have moved from being optional add-ons to essential components of a resilient pharmacy model

Jignesh Patel
Hepatitis C cases drop 61% with improved testing
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Improved testing initiatives bring down Hepatitis C cases by 61 percent in a decade

Hepatitis C leads to inflammation in the liver, which could potentially lead to fatal liver damage if left unattended

Samson Akere: An ‘accidental’ pharmacist, who excelled as an entrepreneur
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Samson Akere: An ‘accidental’ pharmacist, who excelled as an entrepreneur

He took up pharmacy based on his friend's suggestion and accordingly changed his entire personal statement a week before the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service deadline

Sanofi to acquire Dynavax; to boost adult vaccination portfolio
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Sanofi to acquire Dynavax; to boost adult vaccination portfolio

Dynavax's Heplisav‑B vaccine helps prevent hepatitis B infection, and its shingles vaccine is undergoing trials

The General Pharmaceutical Council
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GPhC and NHS Education for Scotland appoint Niketa Platt as joint Clinical Leadership Fellow

Niketa Platt is the lead pharmacist in viral hepatitis at NHS Lothian and has an extensive background within hospital pharmacy across several health boards in Scotland

Thousands with undiagnosed hepatitis and HIV found during NHS testing
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NHS tests spot thousands with undiagnosed hepatitis and HIV

The blood tests were done at emergency care in areas with the highest HIV prevalence. People were tested for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C unless they opted out

STI prevention university students
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University students urged to use condoms, practice safe sex, as STI diagnoses surge

Though there is a decline in the number of syphilis and gonorrhea cases in England, health experts point out the numbers still high

NHS expands shingles vaccine eligibility to more immunosuppressed adults
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NHS expands shingles vaccine eligibility to more immunosuppressed adults

People with severely weakened immune system, or suffering from leukemia, lymphoma, and those who undergo chemotherapy are eligible