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Addenbrooke’s hospital offers first self-service digital eye test

July 17, 2025
Research and Development Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, Opthalmology, UK, eye test, ophthalmology

Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, has become the first in the UK to deploy a digital self-testing system – DigiVis DVA system …

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Digital Control Room, a major pharma provider, wins King’s Award for Enterprise

May 7, 2025
Business Services, Medical Communications Digital Control Room, King's Award for Enterprise, Pharma services, Pharmacy, UK

Buckingham Palace has announced that Digital Control Room, a software platform that monitors companies’ online content, will receive a King’s …

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Deadly cancers are being financially left behind, new research claims

May 1, 2025
Research and Development Jude, Oncology, UK, bladder cancer, cancer research, charitable funding

New research has revealed that some of the UK’s most deadly and prevalent cancers receive the least amount of charitable …

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Moderna authorised to upscale development of mRNA vaccines in UK

April 15, 2025
Manufacturing and Production Moderna, UK, UK government, Virology, mrna, vaccination

Global researcher of mRNA medicine, Moderna, has been granted authorisation by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to …

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Levosert® (52mg levonorgestrel intrauterine system [IUS]) receives an 8-year licence extension in the UK for contraception

August 5, 2024
Research and Development Contraception, UK, contraception, license extension

Gedeon Richter UK Ltd. (“Richter”) today announced that the Medicines Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA) has authorised an extension to the …

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Long COVID: 15 studies launched with £19.6 million government funding

July 19, 2021
Sales and Marketing NHS, UK, long covid

The UK government has announced the launch of 15 new extensive studies, backed by £19.6 million in funding, to investigate …

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Drugmakers fined a record £260 million after 10,000% drug price increase

July 16, 2021
Medical Communications UK

The UK’s competition authority has issued its largest ever fine of more than £260 million ($360 million) to several pharma …

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New targeted lung cancer treatment coming to UK under MHRA scheme

July 15, 2021
MHRA, NSCLC, UK, brexit

The MHRA has issued an Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS) positive scientific opinion for tepotinib, for the treatment of …

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Summer COVID cases set to reach 2 million with 10 million isolating

July 7, 2021
Research and Development COVID-19, Lockdown, UK, Vaccine, government

Analysis from the Guardian has found that over two million people could contract COVID-19 this summer, which could therefore lead …

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Over 600,000 positive COVID tests genomically sequenced in UK

July 5, 2021
Sales and Marketing COVID-19, Delta variant, UK, government, variant

The UK has genomically sequenced more than 600,000 positive COVID-19 test, it was announced on Friday. Genomic sequencing plays a …

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Survey reveals over 2 million people impacted by long COVID in UK

June 24, 2021
COVID-19, UK, government, long covid, study

A recent survey from Imperial College London has revealed that over 2 million people in the UK may have suffered …

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UK COVID vaccine update

June 16, 2021
Research and Development COVID-19, UK, care homes, children, government, vaccines

Care home staff vaccinations to be compulsory COVID-19 vaccinations among care home staff are to become mandatory, the Guardian has …

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Ground-breaking COVID antibody treatment proven to save lives

June 16, 2021
Research and Development COVID-19, UK, antibodies, trial

Results from Regeneron’s Recovery trial, investigating a potent monoclonal antibody combination treatment in hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19, have shown …

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G7: UK to donate 100 million surplus vaccine doses

June 11, 2021
Medical Communications Boris Johnson, COVID-19, G7, Joe Biden, UK, US, Vaccine

Boris Johnson has announced at the G7 meeting in Cornwall that the UK will donate over 100 million surplus doses …

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NICE recommends Janssen’s active psoriatic arthritis drug

May 28, 2021
Medical Communications Janssen, NICE, UK, arthritis

NICE have released a Final Appraisal Document (FAD) recommending Janssen’s tremfya (guselkumab) as a new option for treating active psoriatic …

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