67 h. ago Vaccine set for NHS rollout after 'concerning' rise in 'superbug'

A world-first is set to be rolled out in England

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3 d. ago Trump officials set new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children

Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are healthy

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3 d. ago NHS urged to 'get with the times' and speed up rollout of revolutionary weight loss jabs

The NHS has been urged to 'get with the times' and speed up the rollout of revolutionary weight loss jabs that could save the health service billions of pounds

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8 d. ago FDA set to change requirements to get vaccines approved as RFK Jr continues to push skepticism about their use

New FDA framework on changes coronavirus vaccine approval will be released “in the coming days,” FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said Thursday.

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9 d. ago Critic of Covid boosters set to enact tough agenda as top US vaccines official

Vinay Prasad, outspoken critic of pharmaceutical industry and of his peers in public health, to take over CBERVinay Prasad, an oncologist and hematologist who has called for more regulatory scrutiny of pharmaceuticals, including Covid vaccines, was named the top US vaccines official earlier this month.Marty Makary, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced in a 6 May email obtained by the Guardian that Prasad would now lead the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), which oversees biological products like blood, vaccines, and cellular and gene therapies. Biotech stocks plunged at the news. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 3D heart scans have saved NHS millions since 2021 rollout, data shows

More than 24,300 patients have received the scan.

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3 w. ago NHS app has helped to save 1.5 million appointments from cancellation

Sir Keir Starmer said his Government’s moves to speed up the rollout was leading the NHS out of the ‘dark ages’.

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