Going against type: the new class of cancer therapies targeting mutations rather than tissues ‘Tumour agnostic’ drugs offer a more effective and tolerable therapy for a wide range of people with cancer, so why has the NHS rejected its first one?…
The race to stop COVID-19 As a new strain of coronavirus threatens public health systems across the globe, researchers are racing to develop a vaccine.…
Working as a pharmacist on the groundbreaking new CAR-T therapy Clinical pharmacist Jackie Chappell shares her experiences of working with CAR-T therapy, a new cell-engineering treatment for cancer.…
We must follow these five rules to avert an antimicrobial resistance crisis Simply reducing the use of antibiotics, while discovering new ones, is not enough to keep resistance at bay — healthcare professionals need to understand bacteria’s evolutionary biology if they are to subvert it.…
NHS Scotland to provide £100,000-per-year cystic fibrosis drug A five-year deal to supply NHS Scotland with cystic fibrosis drugs Orkambi and Symkevi has been secured after discussions between the manufacturer, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and the Scottish government.…
Pharmacists must embrace pharmacogenetic services before other professions beat them to it Multidisciplinary genetic testing services will help patients receive more targeted medicines, and pharmacists are the obvious healthcare professional to lead them.…
MMR: Winning the battle for hearts and minds Community pharmacy is in a prime position to help refute damaging anti-vaccination myths and, as a direct result, could save lives.…
Funding for Genomics England to reduce by £40m under 2019/2020 DHSC spending plans The Department of Health and Social Care has put forward plans to reduce its funding to Genomics England by £40m in 2019/2020 as the body receives a new funding model to match its latest target to sequence five million genomes in five years.…
Appointment availability is behind huge number of missed measles vaccinations, PHE expert says A senior epidemiologist at Public Health England has said that concerns about vaccinations are unlikely to be behind figures from international children’s charity UNICEF, which show that half a million children in the UK have not received their first vaccination against measles.…
Project to sequence 100,000 genomes from NHS patients hits target The 100,000 Genomes Project has reached its goal to sequence 100,000 genomes from NHS patients by the end of 2018, Matt Hancock, health and social care secretary, has announced.…
