‘Game-Changing’ HIV Protection Jab Approved
Injection to prevent HIV to be offered to NHS patients in England and Wales for first time Source link
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Pharmacies facing angry patients over Covid jab confusion
Nick TriggleHealth correspondent and Jim ReedHealth reporter Getty Images Covid vaccination Pharmacists in England say they are facing “major issues” with large numbers of patients booking appointments for Covid jabs only to find they are no longer eligible. The criteria has been tightened this year so that only those aged 75 and older are being … Read more
Mounjaro weight loss jab available at GPs – to select few
Smitha Mundasad Health reporter Getty Images Weight loss injections like Mounjaro and Wegovy are available in specialist weight loss clinics Prescriptions for Mounjaro jabs, to help people lose weight, will be available at GP surgeries in England from today – but only for those who meet very strict criteria. NHS England says while the long-term … Read more
Once-yearly jab for HIV protection passes first trial hurdle
Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images An annual injection designed to guard against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has completed an important early safety trial, researchers report in The Lancet medical journal. Lenacapavir stops the virus from replicating inside cells. If future trials go well – now it has passed the first, Phase … Read more
‘I feel blessed to get Wegovy weight-loss jab’ – but can the NHS afford it for all?
BBC Ray says he feels “lucky” to have had access to the drug via the NHS, especially now he is a granddad to Willow Ray, 62 from south London, became one of the first patients to receive the weight-loss jab Wegovy on the NHS last year and has lost 14kg (just over two stone) in … Read more
Rajasthan girl, 7, alleges rape; Congress leader takes ‘Rapistan’ jab
A 7-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly kidnapped and raped while returning home from school after giving her half-yearly exam in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district. According to the police, she was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an unidentified man when she was walking home through a stretch of farmland located between the bus stop and her home. The … Read more
Covid-19 vaccine: Omagh man wants help after ‘life ruined’ by jab
Larry Lowe Larry Lowe struggles with everyday tasks such as walking On 15 December 2021 Larry Lowe’s life changed. He was 54, rarely ill, fit, healthy and running 10km most days – until he got the Pfizer Covid booster. Within days he developed numbness in the right side of his face and started experiencing pain. … Read more
Fake Ozempic: Mum nearly dies after taking bogus weight loss jab
Michelle Sword told the BBC she was “heartbroken” that she had “done something so stupid” A mother of two who nearly died after taking a fraudulent weight loss injection is urging others to be careful about what they buy online. Michelle Sword, 46, from Carterton, Oxfordshire, ordered the slimming drug from an online beauty company … Read more
RSV: Winter virus jab rolled out for babies and elderly
Getty Images A vaccination programme to protect newborn babies and older people against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is being rolled out in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Monday, following a similar scheme in Scotland. RSV is one of the common viruses that causes coughs and colds in winter, but it can cause severe and … Read more
Kamala Harris fires back over failed border czar jab: ‘Trump killed border bill’
US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday strongly rebuked former President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on her handling of border security, accusing him of undermining a bipartisan effort to strengthen the US-Mexico border. In her first major interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris blamed Trump for the very border security issues he has … Read more