Prescription charges in England will be frozen this year – for the first time since 2022. The charge for a single item will remain at £9.90 in 2025-26, the government has announced. Three-month and annual prescriptions prepayment certificates will also be frozen and existing exemptions will continue. Charges only apply in England as prescriptions are … Read more
President Trump’s rancorous threat to abandon Ukraine is stoking support for a long-debated proposal to use billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets to buy weapons for Ukraine and finance its reconstruction. The money — roughly $300 billion owned by Russia’s central bank — was frozen by the United States, the European Union, Britain and … Read more
The BJP, which is aiming to topple the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha, plans to hold as many as 100 election rallies in the state, with key speakers including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Odisha BJP vice-president Golak Mohapatra on Sunday said that mega rallies will be held in all … Read more
Reality TV star Vicky Pattison had some of her eggs frozen last year. She told the BBC that she plans to donate any she doesn’t use, to help couples who are struggling to conceive naturally. UK viewers can watch Egg Freezing and Me on BBC iPlayer now. Source link
The Medical Association of the State of Alabama said in a statement: “The significance of this decision impacts all Alabamians and will likely lead to fewer babies – children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins – as fertility options become limited for those who want to have a family.” Source link
Guy’s Hospital has apologised to more than 100 woman whose eggs and embryos may have been damaged. Source link
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Had COVID? You might want to clean your freezer out. A new study suggests that cousins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus can survive on frozen meat and fish for up to 30 days. The research — prompted by COVID outbreaks in Asia in which packaged meat … Read more
Not raising the fees for the first time in 12 years puts money back in people’s pockets, ministers say. Source link
The health secretary says it “will help turn off the ticking clock in the back of people’s minds”. Source link
A baby girl born in Tennessee from a 27-year frozen embryo broke the record for the longest-frozen embryo to result in a live birth, which was held by her older sister, Emma. Molly Gibson was 6 pounds, 13 ounces when she was born in October to Tina Gibson and her husband, Ben, The New … Read more