Moderna suing Pfizer over Covid vaccine technology
"We are filing these lawsuits to protect the innovative mRNA technology platform that we pioneered, invested billions of dollars in...
Health
Energy bills: ‘Without my machine I will die’ – dialysis patient
Dawn White lives with renal failure and relies on her haemodialysis machine to survive. She's worried about the growing energy...
Stephen Barclay challenged on ambulance delays
Health Secretary Stephen Barclay was doing an interview outside Moorfields Hospital in London when a passing woman accused him of...
NHS and care homes in England to pause routine Covid testing
Dr Susan Hopkins, the UK Health Security Agency's chief medical adviser, said: "Covid case rates and hospitalisations are on the...
Monkeypox antiviral drug put to the test in trial
Tecovirimat - also known as Tpoxx - prevents the virus from leaving infected cells, stopping its spread within the body....
UK to offer mini dose of monkeypox jab amid low stocks
Dr Claire Dewsnap, President of the British Association for Sexual Health & HIV, said: "We absolutely support the UKHSA-led fractional...
Covid in China: Hippo, fish and crabs get PCR tests
Earlier this year, footage emerged of a hippo being tested for Covid at a wildlife park near Shanghai.Now, clips of...
Covid booster rollout to start in early September in England
Steve Russell, NHS director for vaccinations and screening, said: "This winter will be the first time we see the real...
Dog infected with monkeypox prompts isolation warning
Dr Sylvie Briand, director of global infectious hazard preparedness at the WHO, added: "It's the first time, so it means...
Infected blood victims to get £100,000 compensation
"It's affected everything - my physical health, my mental health. I was unable to continue working, I've been unable to...
Dame Deborah James’s mother on life without her daughter
Before she died, Dame Deborah James told her family to enjoy their lives, her mother has told BBC Breakfast.Speaking for...
First bivalent Covid-19 booster gets UK approval
A dual-strain Covid vaccine, which targets Omicron and the original strain of Covid-19 has been approved.The bivalent medicine, made by...
ADHD clinic: ‘I’m 22 and I’ve just been diagnosed’
A mother has set up an autism and ADHD clinic after her daughter didn't meet the criteria on the NHS.Jane...
Monkeypox: Lack of vaccines sparks pause in UK rollout
She added: "While you are waiting for your vaccine, or if you have just received one, please remain alert to...
Thousands more NHS beds to be created in England this winter
Professor Sir Stephen Powis, NHS national medical director said: "Winter is always a busy period for the NHS, and this...
Monkeypox: Lack of vaccines pauses rollout in Brighton
On Wednesday, Dr Mary Ramsay, Director of Clinical Programmes at UKHSA, told the BBC the agency had moved early to...
Ambulance calls for most serious conditions hit record
He added: "At the end of July, 13,014 people were still in hospital beds despite being medically fit to be...
Urgent polio boosters for London children
Parts of the world still dealing with polio outbreaks use the oral polio vaccine - which is safe, but uses...
