Julia Robinson

Clinical and Science Editor

Julia Robinson is our Senior Data Journalist

Hospital staff exposed to levels of nitrous oxide that exceed legal limits in a fifth of trusts

Exclusive: Eight hospital trusts have suspended the use of Entonox, while one trust found staff were exposed to 12 times the workplace exposure limit.…

Gas and air: are hospital staff safe?

Concerns are rising about the danger that outdated manifolds pose to hospital staff, particularly in maternity departments, with new figures showing a lack of routine testing for nitrous oxide exposure in many hospital trusts.…

Medicines regulator issues advice to prevent severe harm from JAK inhibitors

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has advised against prescribing janus kinase inhibitors in patients with certain risk factors.…

Two prescribers must agree that acne is ‘severe enough’ before under-18s are prescribed isotretinoin, review concludes

The Commission on Human Medicines' recommendations will be taken forward by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to support the acne drug's safe use.…

National pilots for PrEP access from community pharmacies recommended by government advisers

Exclusive: Health minister Lord Markham said the recommendations of the 'PrEP access and equity task and finish group' were being considered and plans would be made available in 2023.…

The Great Nitrosamine Audit: how many more drugs will disappear from our shelves?

Several medicines have already fallen foul of the ongoing review into the presence of possible carcinogens and experts say it could pose “an existential threat” to many others.…

European regulator finds at least 20 medicines with significant nitrosamine contamination

Exclusive: The European Medicines Agency has said products identified as containing nitrosamine above acceptable levels will likely require a variation in their marketing authorisation.…

Prenatal exposure to levetiracetam linked with increased risk of psychiatric disorders, study suggests

Research has shown that prenatal exposure to levetiracetam is linked with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and anxiety.…

Weight-loss drug semaglutide recommended for use in teenagers in Europe

Wegovy has been recommended for use in adolescents aged 12 years and over with obesity and a body weight above 60kg.…

Leading health bodies publish joint safety alert on HRT prescribing

The statement says that the increasing number of women being prescribed high doses of oestrogen is not in line with any clinical guideline.…