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WHO rejects tobacco companies’ harm reduction claims in a new report

The WHO condemns tobacco companies' targeting of children through social media and flavored products The World Health Organization (WHO) reiterated its concerns about tobacco companies'...

SSPs reactivated for clarithromycin amid surging whooping cough cases

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed 2,793 cases of whooping in the first quarter of 2024, including five infant deaths As whooping...

Common antibiotic for whooping cough treatment ‘completely out of stock’ – Dr. Leyla Hannbeck

Whooping cough caused five infant deaths in the first quarter of 2024, according to UKHSA Pharmacists in the UK are reporting significant shortages of a...

Britain refuses to sign WHO pandemic accord over vaccine sharing

As per the pandemic accord, 20 % of tests, treatments and vaccines to be shared among poorer countries  Britain has declined to sign the World...

Pharmacy First vital to amplify NHS digital prescription rollout, WHO report reveals

75 per cent of adults in England are registered for digital prescriptions on the NHS App In a groundbreaking move towards modernising healthcare, England's National...

Whooping cough cases on the rise in England, warns UKSHA

The current increase has been linked to a steady decline in the uptake of maternal pertussis vaccine and childhood vaccinations The UK Health Security...