Month: December 2025

A contentious new guideline from a US vaccine advisory panel aims to shift from a universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns to a more individualised approach. The Advisory Committee on ...

Firefighters in London are facing alarming health risks, with cancer rates among those aged 35 to 39 reported to be up to 323% higher than the national average. A new ...

Concerns have surfaced regarding the Ajax vehicles used by the British Army, with over a third linked to reported noise and vibration injuries during a recent training exercise. Thirty soldiers ...

Residents of Kent and East Sussex are under a boil water notice affecting approximately 24,000 homes following disruptions in water supply. South East Water has since confirmed that while water ...

A Cornish roofer has been fined after ignoring safety regulations and verbally abusing a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector. Steven Hendry, operating as Apex Roofing & Property Services, was ...

England's Chief Medical Officer, Sir Chris Whitty, has issued a clarion call for the NHS to intensify its focus on pneumonia and influenza, particularly among the elderly, amidst an unprecedented ...

The UK Centre of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation in Pharmacogenomics (UK CERSI-PGx) has launched its first clinical guideline on the widely-used antiplatelet drug clopidogrel, advocating for CYP2C19 genotyping ...

Rising incidents of violence and harassment against staff at Nottingham University Hospitals have prompted urgent calls for enhanced protective measures. In the last year, reported aggressive occurrences surged to 2,537, ...

Two construction firms have been fined following a serious incident in Weymouth, where an apprentice fell 11 feet through a fragile roof while installing CCTV. Tristan G Murless Limited admitted ...

The tragic death of delivery driver Chris Keegan at Hessle Plant Ltd has shone a harsh light on safety lapses in the West Yorkshire plant hire industry. Fined £433,550 after ...