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Partnership seeks to address growing rehabilitation and mental health demand

By Lee Peart 05 June 2025

University Hospitals Plymouth (UHP) is partnering with social enterprise Livewell Southwest to meet growing demand for rehabilitation and mental health services.

PREVENTION

MHRA approves lung cancer drug

By Lee Peart 04 June 2025

A medicine to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been approved by the MHRA.

PREVENTION

Injection could help millions with high blood pressure

By Lee Peart 03 June 2025

Giving people with high blood pressure an injection of zilebesiran every six months can lead to a meaningful, sustained reduction in their blood pressure, a trial has found.

PREVENTION

NHS rolls out 'world first' blood cancer test

By Lee Peart 30 May 2025

The NHS has become the first health service in the world to roll-out a ‘blood test-first’ approach to diagnosing suspected lung cancer.

PREVENTION

Record numbers benefit from Type 2 diabetes initiative

By Lee Peart 27 May 2025

A record 166,360 more adults in England benefit from an NHS initiative designed to prevent them developing Type 2 diabetes.

PREVENTION

MPs launch inquiry into UV safety

By Liz Wells 22 May 2025

A cross-party group of MPs has launched an inquiry into UV safety and protection as the incidence of skin cancers continues to rise.

COVID

Global agreement to protect UK from pandemic threat

By Lee Peart 21 May 2025

The UK Government has adopted a global agreement to better protect against future pandemic threats.

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Vitamin B12 deficiency could raise health risks during pregnancy, research warns

By Lee Peart 21 May 2025

Vitamin B12 deficiency during pregnancy could raise the risk of diabetes and heart problems for mothers and their children, according to new research.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

NHS and local government partner on gonorrhoea vaccine

By Lee Peart 21 May 2025

The NHS and local government have partnered on the roll-out of a world-first vaccine programme to prevent gonorrhoea.

WELSH GOVERNMENT

Welsh government seeks views on healthy food for primary schools

By Liz Wells 20 May 2025

The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on proposals that will see primary school menus increase fruit and vegetables, limit sugary desserts and fried foods, in line with UK dietary guidel...

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Number of frontline NHS staff receiving flu jabs hits record low

By Liz Wells 19 May 2025

A record low of frontline health service staff took up flu jabs this winter, with some areas seeing less than one in 10 receive the vaccine, new data reveals.