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
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBCMore than 100 women who experienced pain and complications from transvaginal mesh implants have received payouts from three manufacturers of the products.The financial settlement offered by companies Bard, Boston Scientific, and Johnson & Johnson has not been disclosed.This is the first successful group claim in England after some 10,000 women were injured by mesh implants, which treat incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.Some women were
Summarize this content to 1000 words OtherDr Tom Gorman says GPs are doing extra work that they are not paid to doGPs in England have launched a work-to-rule action in a dispute with the government over what they say is a lack of funding. It threatens to bring chaos to the system. Surgeries are taking a variety of steps and some are limiting the number of patients each GP can
Summarize this content to 1000 words Jacobs familyHannah Jacobs was at the dentist when she sipped her drinkThe mother of a girl who died after having a severe reaction to a Costa hot chocolate has accused the food industry of treating allergen safety training like a "tick-box exercise", after a coroner concluded she died because of a "failure to follow processes"."Vivacious and affectionate" Hannah Jacobs, 13, who had a severe
Summarize this content to 1000 words Travellers should consider getting vaccinated against mpox if they will be visting affected areas in Africa, new advice says. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has updated its recommendations in response to outbreaks of a new strain of the virus. Other continents, including Europe, can expect some cases too, it says. ECDC says the risk of it spreading everywhere is low,
Summarize this content to 1000 words The government has announced it will push ahead with compensation payments to infected blood victims.The previous government had announced the scheme in May following publication of the public inquiry report into the scandal.Campaigners had feared the payouts might be delayed because of the election being called shortly after that announcement.But ministers said they wanted to press ahead as quickly as possible.Regulations will be passed
