Summarize this content to 1000 words More than 130,000 people in England will be offered free workplace health checks in the next six months under a new initiative to try and prevent heart disease. From September, employees in several sectors including building and hospitality will be able to access quick assessments that will determine their risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), which can cause heart attacks and strokes.Those aged between
Summarize this content to 1000 words Barrett familyEzra was taken to hospital when he developed measles at three months oldHealth officials are urging parents in England to ensure their children are up to date with any missed vaccinations before they return to school.A rise in cases of the highly spreadable measles virus, which can be very serious in some children, is feared when the new term starts.Uptake of the MMR
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBCEngland's blood donor service has warned blood stocks are still in short supply as it launches a fresh appeal for donors.Supplies of blood have improved since an "amber alert" in July but there is still a risk that the care of hospital patients could be impacted, officials said.The number of people booking appointments to donate is dropping off over the coming months, said the
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBCChris, one of the trained counsellors at the service, says she would not end a call if she didn't feel she had helpedPeople in crisis with mental health problems can now access services through NHS 111, giving them another way to get urgent help. It makes the NHS in England one of the first countries to offer such a support service for mental health
Summarize this content to 1000 words The first drug shown to slow the destruction of the brain in Alzheimer’s disease will not be available on the NHS after a decision by the medicine's regulator.The decision on funding lecanemab has caused upset and disappointment from those hoping the drug could help fight a horrible and devastating disease.But the decision is also not a shock.Lecanemab is not a “wonder drug”. The European
Summarize this content to 1000 words PA MediaJanusz Racz, 67, says he is "open to trying new things"A 67-year-old man has become the first person in the UK to try what doctors hope will be a revolutionary new treatment for lung cancer - a vaccine that tells the body how to fight and kill the disease. It uses the same mRNA technology as some Covid jabs to give instructions to
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBCMarina Waldron, 21, died of complications after being given the AstraZeneca Covid jabThe parents of a young woman who died after being given an AstraZeneca Covid jab have accused the NHS of failing to pass on known safety warnings about the vaccine.Marina Waldron, 21, visited hospital with excruciating headaches three times in the week before her fatal collapse from a brain haemorrhage in March
Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesThe first drug to slow the progression of early stage Alzheimer’s will not be available on the NHS in England because health assessment body NICE says the benefits “are too small to justify the costs”.Lecanemab has been licensed for use in Great Britain by the medicines regulator, the MHRA, which means it can be prescribed privately.In trials, the drug was shown to slow
Summarize this content to 1000 words ReutersMedication being applied to the face of a child with mpoxThe rapid spread of mpox – what used to be called monkeypox – in Africa has been declared a global emergency.A new form of the virus is at the heart of concerns, but there still remain huge unanswered questions.Is it more contagious? We don’t know. How deadly is it? We don’t have the data.
Summarize this content to 1000 words Mpox is "not the new Covid", because authorities clearly know how to control its spread, a leading World Health Organization expert has said. Despite real concern about a new variant of the virus, and a global alert, Europe regional director Dr Hans Kluge told journalists, together we could - and must - tackle mpox. And strong action now - including ensuring vaccines reach the
