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‘Skinny jab’ drug firm facing fresh inquiries after ‘serious breaches’ of industry code

Pharmaceutical company behind blockbuster diet jab Wegovy confronts crises on multiple fronts, amid scrutiny of UK activities

The Guardian - UK

‘Near-automatic sign off’ – Hunt pledges £10m to speed up access to new drugs

The Chancellor said that £10 million would be awarded to help streamline approvals for new medical products.

The Independent UK

What is pholcodine? Cough medicines withdrawn from shelves over safety fears

Here’s what patients using the withdrawn medications are advised to do

Evening Standard

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Some cough medicines pulled from shelves due to safety fears - see full list here

A number of items have been recalled and patients who are taking cough medicine have been advised to check whether pholcodine is a listed ingredient

Chronicle Live

Warning issued as cough medicine urgently recalled over safety concerns

Boots and other popular pharmacies have been issued the warning, with customers asked to check labels and find alternative medication due to allergic reaction risks.

Daily Record

Which cough medicines have been withdrawn from sale and why

Cough medicines containing the ingredient pholcodine are being recalled and withdrawn from the UK ‘as a precaution’.

The Independent UK

Cough medicines pulled from shelves over safety fears after rare side effect identified

A number of treatments containing pholcodine are being recalled over the risk of a rare but serious allergic reaction

Evening Standard

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Last chance for under-50s to get Covid booster: Find out if you're eligible

Britons only have a few days to get their final top-up jab. After February 12, the booster will only be offered to those considered to be at risk of serious illness.

Daily Mirror

Glasgow biopharmaceuticals firm hires new chief executive

University spin-out takes on new leadership as it looks towards international growth

Insider UK

Boris Johnson claims 'Brexit saved lives' during interview with Nadine Dorries

BORIS Johnson has claimed that “Brexit helped save lives” during an interview with Nadine Dorries.

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson says people accusing him of Partygate cover-up ‘out of their minds’

Claims of cover-up ‘strictly for the birds’, former PM tells loyal ally Nadine Dorries

The Independent UK

Health minister to consider ‘black box’ warnings of cancer link to breast implants

Maria Caulfield pledged to examine suggestions for the UK to follow the US in issuing stronger warnings

The Independent UK

'Black box' warning of breast implant cancer risk being considered

There is a possible link between implants and a rare cancer of the immune system called breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)

Wales Online

Health minister to consider stronger warnings of cancer link to breast implants

Maria Caulfield pledged to examine suggestions for the UK to follow the US in issuing a ‘black box’ warning on breast implant packaging.

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Wales Online

NHS heart doctor who championed Covid vaccines now wants jabs suspended after death of his father

Dr Aseem Malhotra believes booster was a factor in his father's death at 73 but other specialists insist vaccine saves lives on a huge scale

The Guardian - UK

PPE Medpro: Michelle Mone-linked firm referred to UK health watchdog

DHSC accused PPE Medpro of presenting false document when tendering for PPE contracts

The Independent UK

Father struggling to keep son alive after NHS blocks access to ‘life-changing’ drug

Matt Hughes was forced to turn to a private doctor because the NHS refused to prescribe medical cannabis to prevent his son Charlie’s seizures

Chronicle Live

Tributes to North East Professor Sir Michael Rawlins who fought to protect patients from medicine side-effects

Professor Sir Michael Rawlins led a long and distinguished career at the forefront of patient safety

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The Independent UK

Father struggling to keep son alive after NHS blocks access to ‘life-changing’ drug

Matt Hughes was forced to turn to a private doctor because the NHS refused to prescribe medical cannabis to prevent his son Charlie’s seizures

Wales Online

Dad can't afford to keep son alive as he pays £1,000 a month for cannabis

The NHS will not cover the cost of the drug that helps stop Charlie, five, having 120 seizures a day

The Independent UK

Tory MP urged to apologise and correct record on ‘dangerous’ Covid vaccine claim

Andrew Bridgen described mRNA vaccines as ‘experimental’.

Wales Online

Covid vaccines for babies as young as six months as UK approves Pfizer jab

Children between the age of six months and four years will receive a dose 10 times lower than that of the adult jab

The Guardian - UK

NHS ‘nowhere near ready’ to deliver new Alzheimer’s drug, doctors say

Patients unlikely to receive lecanemab before 2026 and health service does not yet have necessary infrastructure

The National (Scotland)

Drugs minister warns of missing needles in life-saving overdose kits

LIFE-saving overdose prevention kits circulating in Scotland could be missing needles after a warning from the UK’s medicine regulator,…

The Guardian - UK

Pill to prevent pre-eclampsia gets UK fast track for development

Exclusive: MHRA grants innovation passport to drug that could prevent women from developing condition

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