This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/health-48159828?__twitter_impression=true By BBC Health news Health secretary Matt Hancock has said he is willing to look at “all options” to boost England’s vaccination levels, including compulsory immunisation. Mr Hancock told the BBC he did not want to “reach the point” of imposing jabs, but would “rule nothing out”. More than…
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/04/25/gambling-machines-websites-carry-alcohol-style-health-warnings/ By Charles Hymas, home affairs editor Gambling firms will be expected to carry alcohol-style health warnings on the risks of products from Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) to online bets on sports matches to combat addiction. The Gambling Commission, the industry’s regulator, is to adopt a “public health” approach where…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-47826356 By Claire Fenton-Glynn University of Cambridge Surrogacy is not a new phenomenon. For thousands of years, women have nominated others to give birth on their behalf. However, technological advances such as IVF, softening of cultural attitudes and the trend for having children later have fuelled a recent boom in…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-48039524 By BBC Health news More than half a million children in the UK were not given a crucial measles jab between 2010 and 2017, an analysis by children’s charity Unicef reveals. It comes as NHS chief Simon Stevens warned measles cases had almost quadrupled in England in just one…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48043186 By Lisa Summers Scotland Health Correspondent Scientists at Glasgow University have developed a cancer testing technique that they say could transform the way we treat the disease. The medical team based at The Glasgow Precision Oncology Laboratory are able to extract huge amounts of information from tiny fragments of…