£13m NHS bill for ‘mismanagement’ of menstrual bleeds
A landmark UK study has revealed that acute heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is placing a significant hidden burden on the NHS, with around £13 million spent annually on […]
A landmark UK study has revealed that acute heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is placing a significant hidden burden on the NHS, with around £13 million spent annually on […]
In November, The Lancet, one of the world’s most esteemed medical journals, launched a new monthly series of case studies that goes beyond clinical diagnoses to illuminate the social and cultural forces […]
The UK Centre of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation in Pharmacogenomics (UK CERSI-PGx), led by the University of Liverpool, has published its first clinical guideline focused on […]
Biased or misleading medical advice shared by social media influencers can cause harm and requires coordinated action by governments and platforms to protect the public, argue experts in The […]
The European Medicines Agency’s key committee on human medicines (CHMP) recommended ten medicines for approval at its November 2025 meeting. This brings to 97 the total number of […]
The EU drug watchdog, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), has launched a partnership with social media influencers to promote the safe use of GLP-1 receptor agonists. The #HealthNotHype […]
Young people in Scotland are experimenting with nicotine pouches and reporting adverse effects such as sickness and fainting, according to new research from the Scottish Centre for Social […]
In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ended the federal constitutional right to abortion and returned authority to individual states […]
The spread of illegally manufactured fentanyl has driven overdose deaths to unprecedented levels in the United States and Canada. It has also changed the production function for drug […]
New research from The University of Texas at Arlington shows that differences in state welfare policies are linked to rising arthritis-related joint pain across much of the U.S. […]
Calorie labelling, which became law in April 2022 in England, is associated with only a small (2%) average reduction in the energy content of food that is available […]
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended 14 new medicines for approval at its September meeting. The key Committee on Human Medicinal Products (CHMP) reviews safety and efficacy […]
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