Bruce Willis diagnosed with dementia
Willis, 67, had previously stepped away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, a condition affecting his cognitive abilities.
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January 11, 2023 Pfizer officials could be excluded from the European Parliament
The European Parliament’s COVI committee on Thursday (11 January) approved a proposal to ban Pfizer officials from the European Parliament, following the company’s lack of transparency in vaccine purchase contracts during the pandemic.
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December 7, 2022 UK pharmacists report shortages of strep A antibiotics
Pharmacists are reporting UK-wide shortages of the antibiotics used to treat strep A, despite the health secretary insisting that the government is “not aware” of a problem.
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October 6, 2022 ‘Concerning’ increases in COVID hospitalisations – with 250% rise in the South West
“Concerning” increases in COVID hospitalisations in the past week suggest a new wave of infections is underway, UK health officials have said.
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September 27, 2022 New Omicron Booster Side Effects: What to Expect From the Bivalent Vaccines
Experts say the side effects from the new booster doses are expected to be very similar to other COVID-19 shots.
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September 21, 2022 What are the side effects of the new Covid-19 bivalent booster?
This month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the retooled shots, which target the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants, in anticipation of a fall and winter Covid-19 surge and CDC director Rochelle Walensky gave the final okay shortly after. This means that, depending on which vaccine you get, everyone age 12 and older are […]
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September 4, 2022 NHS invites millions to receive autumn Covid booster jab from Monday
Millions of care home residents, staff and housebound people have been invited to receive their autumn Covid booster jab from Monday.
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September 1, 2022 New centre tasked with finding ‘Disease X’ antiviral
A global centre for the development of drugs to better prepare for the next ‘Disease X’ has been unveiled, in an attempt to mimic the success of Covid-19 vaccines for antivirals.
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August 28, 2022 NHS hiring diversity managers despite ‘war on wokery’
More than a dozen NHS trusts are hiring diversity managers despite a government review suggesting the roles should be cut back.
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August 26, 2022 Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech over COVID vaccine
Moderna is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for alleged patent infringement in the development of the first COVID-19 vaccine approved in the US.
