Health
The BMJ calls on the next Health Secretary to 'secure the NHS's future'
The BMJ today calls on the next Secretary of State for Health to "secure the NHS's future as the best and fairest health service in the world."
Apr 30, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
London faces tightest restrictions; sees new virus variant
London and its surrounding areas will be placed under Britain's highest level of coronavirus restrictions beginning Wednesday as infections rise rapidly in the capital, the health secretary said Monday, adding that a new ...
Dec 14, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What can we learn from Omicron? Here are 7 steps public health leaders say we should take before the next surge
The Omicron surge is on its decline, as new cases are plummeting as fast as they climbed, providing hope for relief from the record-breaking wave of infection. As the country begins to relax, the question is: What's next?
Feb 2, 2022
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Medications
Viewpoint: The UK's COVID treatment and prevention options and how vulnerable people are being forgotten
In February 2022, the UK government abandoned its remaining pandemic restrictions in favor of "living with COVID". This approach relies largely on vaccines protecting people from severe disease.
Dec 21, 2022
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Medications
Brazil to test new vaccine against dengue fever
Brazilian scientists will next month begin clinical tests on humans of a new vaccine against dengue fever, a leading Sao Paulo-based biomedical research institute said Thursday.
Sep 26, 2013
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Medications
Md. health official backs medical marijuana bill
(AP)—Maryland's health secretary is expressing support for a measure to allow medical marijuana in the state.
Mar 9, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Britain probes sex-selective abortion claims
The British government on Thursday vowed to investigate newspaper reports that doctors illegally approved abortions that were requested due to the sex of the unborn child.
Feb 23, 2012
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Other
Philippines plans to sue Sanofi over dengue vaccine: minister (Update)
The Philippines intends to sue Sanofi after authorities suspended the pharmaceutical giant's anti-dengue vaccine in response to the company warning the drug could lead to severe infections in some cases, the health secretary ...
Dec 7, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rio declares dengue epidemic
Rio de Janeiro has declared a dengue epidemic after diagnosing more than 50,000 cases of the tropical mosquito-borne infection this year and over 500 in the last week alone.
Apr 25, 2012
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Health
Dim the lights on teen night owls
Dim lights, board games and no bedside electronics: an old-fashioned sleepover? Not exactly. This overnight takes place at the University of California, Berkeley, and involves dozens of undergraduate research assistants, ...
Sep 26, 2013
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