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450,000 missed breast cancer screenings, 270 lives potentially shortened

May 2, 2018
Medical Communications Jeremy Hunt, NHS, UK, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

An error in the automated system left 450,000 women without an invite for breast screening and Jeremy Hunt, the UK’s …

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UK media coverage vastly underrepresents older cancer patients and their risk, study finds

April 26, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development Cancer, Cancer Research UK, UK, University of Glasgow, pharma

A Cancer Research UK-funded study undertaken by the University of Glasgow has revealed that representation and coverage of cancer patients …

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May announces £75m prostate cancer boost

April 10, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Prostate Cancer UK, UK, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, prostate cancer

Prostate cancer has begun to receive more publicity in recent years in the UK, but not for the right reasons. …

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Almost 40% of UK prostate cancer cases are diagnosed late, according to report

April 9, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, UK, pharma, prostate cancer

A report conducted by charity Orchid has revealed a “worrying trend” in the treatment of prostate cancer, indicating that as …

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Takeda move for Shire looks increasingly likely

April 6, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Japan, Shire, Takeda, UK, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Takeda’s surprise announcement, just last week, that it was weighing up a move for Shire had some analysts sceptical about …

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Obesity admissions double in four years

April 5, 2018
Medical Communications NHS, UK, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

New figures show that hospital admissions related to obesity have doubled over the last four years in the UK, placing …

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Independent committee report seeks Brexit healthcare clarity

March 21, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development ABPI, UK, biotech, brexit, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

An independent report, entitled Brexit – Medicines, Medical Devices and Substances of Human Origin and written by the Health and …

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Hammond suggests NHS may receive cash boost

March 14, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development Autumn Budget, NHS, UK, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The pressures on the NHS over the winter months exposed serious cracks in the service, with issues regarding underfunding, struggles …

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UK Government to offer HPV vaccine to men who have sex with men

February 6, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development England, HPV, UK, human papillomavirus, pharma, vaccination

The UK Government has confirmed a national vaccination programme that will provide access for men who have sex with men(MSM) …

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UK GPs are “undervalued” with 40% looking to quit profession, study finds

February 5, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing GPs, NHS, UK, health, pharma

Falling numbers of General Practitioners (GPs) in the UK are due to “concerns regarding professional risk in delivering care in …

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Faslodex rejected by NICE for NHS breast cancer use

February 2, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Faslodex, NHS, NICE, UK, pharma

Bad news for breast cancer patients in the UK as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence announces it …

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UK charity Breast Cancer Care receives £655,000 cash injection to expand end-of-treatment app

January 31, 2018
Research and Development Breast Cancer Care, National lottery, UK, breast cancer, charity, pharma

UK charity Breast Cancer Care (BCC) is set to expand the development of its end-of-treatment support app after receiving a …

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Read Pharmafocus January/February 2018 edition online now!

January 30, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AI, Ablynx, Alex Azr, Celgene, Pharmafocus, Sanofi, UK, artificial intelligence, bioverativ, brexit, juno therapeutics, multiple myeloma, serialisation

With the holiday period a distant memory by now, Pharmafocus is back with its January/febraury edition. It’s hard to imagine …

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20,000 left disabled in UK due to sodium valproate use during pregnancy

January 22, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Epilim, Sanofi, Sodium valproate, UK, pharma

Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb has drawn attention to what he has called an “extraordinary scandal” in which an estimated …

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Pfizer’s Xalkori sees rejection at the hands of NICE in lung cancer

January 19, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cancer, NCIE, NSCLC, Pfizer, UK, Xalkori, lung cancer, pharma

UK regulator NICE has announced its decision not to recommend Pfizer’s Xalkori (crizotinib) for use on the NHS in the …

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