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Durham University astrophysicist Professor Carlos Frenk receives knighthood in King's Birthday Honours
Professor Carlos Frenk has been knighted for his contributions to astrophysics and cosmology, leading a list of County Durham residents rec…
Experimental immune reset treatment puts lupus into remission for UK patients
A new treatment that resets the immune system has successfully put lupus into remission for patients like Katie Tinkler, who is now off all…
Meningitis B vaccine programme to be offered to one million young people
A new one-off vaccination programme is being launched for school leavers and university students across England, Wales and Scotland to prot…
One million young people to be offered meningitis B vaccine
The government is launching a vaccination programme for Year 13 pupils and university students under 25 to protect against meningitis B. Th…
Five lupus patients in England enter remission after pioneering NHS trial of cell therapy
Five patients with severe lupus have entered remission after receiving a one-off infusion of genetically modified T-cells at University Col…
UK regulators approve country's first daily weight loss pill
The MHRA has authorised the use of a daily semaglutide tablet for adults with a BMI of 30 or higher, or those with weight-related health co…
UK regulator approves first daily GLP-1 weight loss pill
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has approved a daily semaglutide tablet for adults living with obesity or weight-re…
Wegovy weight-loss tablets approved for use in the UK
The MHRA has approved a daily pill version of the weight-loss drug Wegovy, offering an alternative to the current weekly injections. While …
Wegovy weight-loss tablets approved for private prescription in the UK
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has authorised the use of Wegovy weight-loss tablets for adults meeting specific BM…
Daily pill doubles survival time for pancreatic cancer patients in groundbreaking trial
A new daily pill has shown it can double survival time for patients with pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease. The …
North East NHS clinic offers new clinical trials for treatment-resistant depression
The CAPE clinic at the Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust is offering patients access to experimental treatments, including t…
University of Oxford and Moderna to trial cancer prevention vaccine for Lynch syndrome patients
Researchers have developed an mRNA vaccine designed to train the immune system to eliminate pre-cancerous cells in people with Lynch syndro…