Adding a personalised messenger RNA (mRNA) cancer vaccine to pembrolizumab — an immunotherapy drug — after surgery for high-risk melanoma reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 42%, phase III trial results have shown. During the trial — the results of which were…
28 October, 2026 By Meadow Wattret A new review by the government into artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential uses for the health service workforce in England has been announced. A review into NHS productivity and AI was one of the announcements…
28 October, 2026 By Emma Baines Black patients and those with learning disabilities face longer waiting times for breast cancer care, a new nationwide study has found. It found that long waiting times for breast cancer treatment were more often experienced by…
Quix Labs discussion calls for consistent engagement and stronger collaboration between healthcare professionals to make England smokefree by 2030 GPs, community pharmacists, digital health innovators and public health advocates are keen to make England smokefree by 2030. Quix Labs hosted its inaugural…
Fewer than 2% of community pharmacies carried out a consultation under the NHS community pharmacy smoking cessation service between January 2026 and June 2026, even though half (50%) have signed up to provide it, a report has found. In a report, published on 28 October…
Those for atrial fibrillation, heart failure, and heart attack all rose faster after law enacted Legalisation of recreational cannabis in the US is associated with a rise in hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease, finds an analysis of more than 50 million…
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) warned that children’s oral health inequalities persisted across England, with five-year-olds in the most deprived areas experiencing more than twice the prevalence of tooth decay seen in the least deprived. Its State of Care 2025/26 report…
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27 October, 2026 By Steve Ford A special ceremony has been held in Edinburgh to mark the unveiling and rededication of benches and plaques commemorating the life of one of Scotland’s nurse leaders of the last century. Beryl Gettings was a former…
27 October, 2026 By Meadow Wattret A nurse has been killed while treating Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), sparking tributes from the global nursing community. The unnamed nurse was attacked while helping to tackle an ongoing outbreak…
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