West Midlands joins health risk prevention programme
By Lee Peart 29 June 2026
West Midlands Combined Authority has been chosen as one of five areas in England to become a Prevention Accelerator Site.
Government announces £85m AI anti-obesity programme
By Lee Peart 29 June 2026
People with obesity are to be given new ways of accessing support through a new £85m AI programme.
Hundreds of unidentified HIV cases identified by NHS A&E blood testing
By Lee Peart 26 June 2026
Almost 2,000 people unknowingly living with HIV have been diagnosed by a pioneering NHS programme in its first four years.
Women with aggressive cervical cancer to receive NHS immunotherapy
By Lee Peart 25 June 2026
Women with aggressive cervical cancer are to be offered a new immunotherapy on the NHS.
UKHSA reports two measles deaths this year
By Lee Peart 15 June 2026
Measles cases continued to rise in the first half of this year, with two deaths of children reported in England.
Layla McCay appointed ADPH chief executive
By Lee Peart 15 June 2026
Psychiatrist Layla McCay has been appointed as the chief executive of the Association of Directors of Public Health.
BREAKING NEWS: Social media to be banned for under 16s
By Lee Peart 15 June 2026
A ban on social media for under 16s will come into force from spring 2027 has been announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Young people to be offered MenB vaccine following spike in cases
By Lee Peart 12 June 2026
Thousands of young people are to be offered a one-off MenB vaccination this autumn following a spike in cases this year.
MHRA approves UK's first oral GLP-1
By Lee Peart 11 June 2026
The MHRA has approved the Wegovy pill for use as an obesity management medication in the UK.
Men with early prostate cancer to be offered precision radiotherapy
By Lee Peart 10 June 2026
A high-powered ‘precision’ radiotherapy known as SABR (stereotactic ablative radiotherapy) is to be offered to eligible men with early prostate cancer for the first time by the NHS.
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