A long-awaited report into how the government makes decisions about which vaccines to fund has been published. It follows calls for greater transparency about why a vaccine to protect children against meningitis B was not made more widely available.
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5th Dec 2025 | Updated at 08:49pm 5th Dec 2025
Your local pharmacist can help you stay healthy
- 12 Nov 2025
As part of the ‘Ask Your Pharmacist Week’, which encourages people to make better use of their local pharmacist – not just for prescriptions, but for advice, support, and everyday health concerns, Faruque Gani, a community pharmacist in London...
Unspoken pain: Why South Asian men struggle to seek help
- 06 Nov 2025
South Asian men are increasingly facing silent battles with their mental health, often shaped by deep-rooted cultural and societal expectations. From a young age, many are taught to be providers, problem-solvers, and emotional anchors; roles...
When it comes to the long list of supplements out there, magnesium and vitamin D both top the list as ones doctors most recommend. (Probiotics are up there too, by the way.)
Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) and other ancient grains, such as amaranth, barley, and farro are rapidly growing in popularity because of their wide array...
Millions of parents could get more convenient and timely expert advice if their child has a minor illness by opting to go to their local pharmacist first...
Jogging may be the answer to jogging your memory as new research reveals it strengthens signals in the brain.
- 21 Feb 2018
Yoghurt reduces the risk of a heart attack by up to 30 per cent in people with high blood pressure, new research suggests.
- 21 Feb 2018
Women are twice as likely to develop fatal heart complications than men, new research warns.
- 21 Feb 2018
Going vegan can prevent overweight adults from developing type 2 diabetes, an 'important' new study has concluded.
New research has provided fresh hope for a Parkinson's disease cure. Scientists have discovered excessive calcium levels in the brain may be behind the condition that has previously left experts baffled.
You may have thought that it’s down to your body being used to you eating more food and it just needs to adjust, but you would only be partly right. It actually comes down to the levels of the hunger hormone, ghrelin, in your body, according...
