Hemel Hempstead mother’s funding plea for daughter’s rare disease
Alex Robins says she will keep “fighting and fighting” for her one-year-old daughter, Lexi. Source link
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U.S. ‘Vulnerable’ to COVID Without New Shots, White House Says
May 13, 2022 — The U.S. will become increasingly vulnerable to the coronavirus in the fall and winter this year if Congress doesn’t approve new funding for more vaccines and treatments, Ashish Jha, MD, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator, said Thursday. In an interview with The Associated Press, Jha said booster doses will be … Read more
National Insurance: Sajid Javid defends tax hike choice for NHS funding
The health secretary says it would be “morally wrong” to put the burden onto future generations by borrowing the money. Source link
Zoe Covid-tracking app loses government funding
In a statement posted on YouTube, epidemiologist Prof Spector said: “The UK government has informed us with just a few weeks’ notice that we will no longer be receiving funding from them in order to track Covid or help us develop the study further to look at other things, such as heart disease, cancer or … Read more
£50m motor neurone disease funding ‘offers glimmer of hope’
Campaigners including former policeman Chris Johnson hope a cure can be found in the next five years. Source link
Health funding cut said to threaten levelling up
Grants for councils to fund healthy-lifestyle support have fallen by a quarter in six years. Source link
Warning over cuts to NHS services without £10bn extra funding
Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents the healthcare system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, said trust leaders were worried that without the extra funding “they won’t be able to provide prompt, high quality, safe care to all who need it”. Source link
Long Covid funding to unearth new treatments
Researchers from across the UK will investigate everything from brain fog to ongoing breathlessness. Source link
Social care: Ministers urged to ‘act now’ on funding reform
Seven organisations representing the sector in England say a plan must be published within a month. Source link
Truemeds raises USD 5 mn in latest funding round – ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: Telehealth platform Truemeds on Tuesday said it has closed its USD 5 million (over Rs 35 crore) funding round led by InfoEdge Ventures, Asha Impact and Indian Angel Network Fund. The funding will be used to expand its footprint to three additional cities, build product and technology and invest in improving the supply … Read more