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Health news round-up: new biosimilars, vaccine effectiveness and supporting patients ageing with HIV

A weekly summary of important developments in health news that you may have missed.…

Published: 28 November 2025

Feature

Could dedicated pharmacists help improve neonatal care’s medicines safety problem?

Though standards have been set to improve pharmacist staffing in neonatal and paediatric critical care, an investigation by The Pharmaceutical Journal has uncovered slow progress.…

Published: 28 November 2025

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Lead paediatric palliative care pharmacists should be part of local plans, says RPS

In its updated palliative care policy, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society advised that families and medical colleagues would benefit from the medicines expertise of a specialist paediatric palliative care pharmacist.…

Published: 27 November 2025

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NHS England commissions study on effects of puberty blockers

The ‘Pathways trial’ will assess the impact of GnRH analogues for puberty suppression in more than 200 children and young people aged under 16 years.…

Published: 24 November 2025

Feature

How can the NHS make the most of the paediatric pharmacogenomics opportunity?

Attendees at a roundtable hosted by The Pharmaceutical Journal discussed challenges around implementing pharmacogenomic prescribing in the NHS and particular considerations for paediatric patients.…

Published: 20 November 2025

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Oral insulin found to delay onset of type 1 diabetes in children

Researchers found that the progression to type 1 diabetes mellitus was around 50% slower in infants genetically at risk of the disease who received oral insulin for three years compared to the placebo group.…

Published: 14 November 2025

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Health news round-up: medicines in pregnancy, new cardiovascular research and a surprising study on coffee and atrial fibrillation

Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news you may have missed from this week.…

Published: 14 November 2025

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MHRA sets out plans to speed up access to rare disease therapies

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said “the rulebook for rare disease therapies will be overhauled" to make it quicker and easier to get therapies tested and approved.…

Published: 4 November 2025

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Health news round-up: newborns, hormones and a colour-changing label to help spot heat damage

Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news you may have missed.…

Published: 24 October 2025

Opinion

Are breastfeeding mothers a forgotten public health priority in the government’s ten-year health plan?

How effective support can help breastfeeding mothers achieve their own feeding goals while improving population health.…

Published: 15 October 2025