Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation Sir Patrick Vallance. UK Science Minister, Sir Patrick Vallance, has confirmed that the cost of the drug pricing deal with the US – initially ...

Department of health, not Treasury, will foot the bill – with costs forecast to reach £9bn The cost of the government’s drug pricing deal with the Trump administration will come out of the NHS budget ...

Cancer and stroke drugs are among nearly 400 medicines identified as being at risk of shortages in the UK. NHS England has listed 378 medicines with either no supplier or only one, including ...

GOUT medication could cut the risk of heart attack and stroke as well as tackling joint pain, according to a study. About one in 40 Brits, some 1.4million people, are estimated to have gout. Please ...

Hundreds of people with advanced bladder cancer across the UK can now receive three rather than six chemotherapy cycles ...

Thirty-six infants in the UK have had suspected food poisoning from contaminated baby formula. It comes after specific batches made by Nestle and Danone were recalled after possible contamination with ...

A baby formula scandal is sweeping Europe. Parents across the UK are now being urged to check their cupboards following a major recall linked to a potentially dangerous toxin. Several popular baby ...

A GP has urged anyone on two commonly prescribed stomach medicines to ask their doctor one important question and book a specific appointment. It could make all the difference if they are they're ...

Regulators in the UK and US are the first to approve GSK's Exdensur, a long-acting, twice-yearly IL-5 inhibitor for severe asthma that has been billed as a major new product for the drugmaker. In the ...

There have been 36 clinical reports of children suffering symptoms consistent with toxin poisoning linked to recent baby formula recalls, the UK Health Security Agency has said. UKHSA said it and ...

A baby formula product has been pulled from the shelves after a vomiting-inducing toxin was detected in a batch sold in UK stores. Symptoms caused by cereulide toxin include nausea, vomiting and ...