An increasing number of young people in the UK are being referred to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). Alongside this is the rising number of children prescribed medicines that treat mental illness. The evidence for the effectiveness and safety of these drugs comes almost entirely from studies inContinue Reading
The Food and Drug Administration’s independent panel of advisors on Wednesday recommended GlaxoSmithKline’s RSV vaccine for adults ages 60 and older, though they flagged potential safety issues over nervous system disorders that may be tied to the shot. Ten of the FDA advisors said the safety data on GSK’s vaccineContinue Reading
Matthew Troke/Shutterstock The UK government has announced an extra £1 billion of funding to support 800 new ambulances, 100 specialist mental health vehicles and 5,000 more sustainable hospital beds. This sum has been ringfenced for 2023-24 to provide extra capacity and support for staff in the urgent and emergency services.Continue Reading
kovop/Shutterstock In 2022, 442 Irish doctors were issued with temporary work visas for Australia. This is a significant number of doctors compared with the total that Ireland trains each year (725 graduated in 2021). Ireland has a long history of doctor emigration. UK research estimated that 71% of Ireland’s medicalContinue Reading
Boxes of mifepristone, the first pill given in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at Women’s Reproductive Clinic of New Mexico in Santa Teresa, U.S., January 13, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A coalition of a dozen Democratic attorneys general sued the Food and Drug Administration on Friday toContinue Reading
Beth Mead dribbling the ball v Germany in the Women European Championship Final 2022. photographyjp/Shutterstock Women’s football is riding high. Not only are fans celebrating the success of the England team at the Arnold Clark Cup and Euro 2022, but this year will see the Fifa Women’s World Cup kickContinue Reading
Yarrrrrbright/Shutterstock Vaping is a rapidly growing habit in Great Britain, particularly among younger people. Research by the anti-smoking charity Action on Smoking and Health found that in 2022 7% of 11- to 17-year-olds in Great Britain used e-cigarettes, up from 3.3% the year before. Plain packaging needs to be broughtContinue Reading
A MUM of two has been given months to live after bungling medics dismissed her cancer symptoms as side-effects of having the Covid jab. Nurse manager Katie Pritchard, 37, first went to her GP in January last year after finding a lump. A mum of two has been given monthsContinue Reading
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pfizer‘s vaccine that protects infants from respiratory could receive Food and Drug Administration approval by the end of this summer. Pfizer on Tuesday said the FDA is reviewing the vaccine on an expedited basis. The agency is expected to make a decisionContinue Reading
American actor Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia, his family has announced. In 2022, the 67-year-old action movie star was diagnosed with aphasia – difficulty with language and speech. Aphasia can occur for a variety of reasons (most commonly stroke) but for Willis, it is now clear that these speech problemsContinue Reading
