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New drug could help women with ectopic pregnancy avoid emergency surgery

About one in 80 pregnancies is ectopic

The Independent UK

London scientists discover why men and women are affected by diseases differently

Researchers say discovery could lead to more targeted treatments

Evening Standard

‘A ton of Covid out there’: US summer wave not taken seriously enough – experts

Epidemiologists push newly approved booster vaccines as current virus strain threatens at-risk groups

The Guardian - US

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Australia running low on HIV-prevention drug PrEP as experts warn users to plan ahead

TGA recently approved importation and supply of overseas-registered tablets to help ease the shortage

The Guardian - AU

A nurse was accused of replacing patients’ fentanyl with water. Now an Oregon hospital faces a $303 million lawsuit

A hospital in Oregon is facing a new lawsuit from 18 former patients and their families after IVs that were supposed to contain fentanyl were replaced with water

The Independent UK

RSV vaccine will prevent 900 babies a year in London from being hospitalised, says NHS

Analysis shows jab could lead to sharp drop in severe illness

Evening Standard

Pregnant women and older people in England offered RSV vaccine on NHS

Programme for respiratory syncytial virus could prevent estimated 5,000 hospitalisations annually in infants

The Guardian - UK

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The new RSV vaccine is vital for babies and the NHS this winter

Analysis: A new vaccine has the potential to hugely benefit the NHS, which is hit with 30,000 hospital admissions for children each year due to the RSV virus, writes Rebecca Thomas

The Independent UK

Mpox vaccines are available – why are they not reaching Africa?

Nigeria became the first African country this week to receive a batch of vaccines against mpox, a viral disease whose rapid spread led the World Health Organization to declare a global health emergency in mid-August. While more vaccine doses are available, experts say high costs and regulatory hurdles have prevented…

France 24

The number of Covid vaccine skeptics is only growing in America, survey finds

New Covid vaccines are expected to roll out next month

The Independent UK

Parents in UK urged to ensure children get measles jab before new school term

Health agency warns of surge in cases of potentially serious disease as MMR vaccination uptake falls below 95%

The Guardian - UK

Equity program for COVID vaccines ending

Congress slashed pandemic funding in May. Soon uninsured people will lose access to free COVID vaccines

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Doctors rarely understand how influence really works. The result: an NHS bowing to the needs of big pharma

There must be transparency over funding to medics from the pharmaceutical industry – and that’s only the start, says the GP and writer Margaret McCartney

The Guardian - UK

Long Covid: Women and ethnic minorities experience more intense symptoms , study finds

Exclusive: Research finds that pain and anxiety are most common symptoms of condition

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Communicate risks of not getting Covid vaccine to boost uptake, study suggests

Focus on potential harms from staying unvaccinated found to be more effective than messaging on jab’s benefits

The Independent UK

Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a week, but the wait for vaccines continues

Africa's public health body is seeing a rapid increase in mpox cases, with almost 4,000 reported on the continent in the last week

The Independent UK

Mpox outbreak: What are the symptoms and how worried should I be about the new variant in the UK?

A new variant of the disease is mutating more rapidly than expected, scientists say

AAP

Common drugs being laced with deadly potent synthetics

Extremely potent synthetics drugs that have already caused dozens of overdose deaths in 2024 are being found in vaping liquid, ecstasy and depressants.

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Another Round of Free COVID Tests Is Coming

The government is once again providing free COVID tests to American households this fall.

AAP

GP suspended for prescribing pills to addicted patient

A general practitioner has been suspended after he increased the dose of sleeping pills to a patient addicted to them.

The Guardian - UK

Africa to finally receive first batch of vaccines for deadly mpox virus

The continent will belatedly get 10,000 shots amid criticism of delays to the process caused by WHO red tape

The Guardian - UK

‘Real hope’ for cystic fibrosis patients as NHS rolls out life-changing drug

Campaigners hail decision to give thousands of sufferers access to new set of drugs known as ‘modulators’

The Independent UK

Here’s why Covid cases are spiking again and how it could affect you

The FDA announced Thursday that it has approved new Covid vaccine shots

The Guardian - US

US health authorities expect similar or better respiratory virus season this fall

Officials caveat that forecast depends on Americans continuing to get vaccinated against Covid, flu and RSV

The Guardian - AU

Thailand confirms Asia’s first known case of new deadlier mpox variant

The department of disease control said tests on a traveller had confirmed he was infected with the Clade 1b strain of mpox

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