14+ hour, 43+ min ago  (446+ words) England footballer Dan Burn is supporting a Boot's campaign to raise awareness around protecting the back of the neck from the sun to prevent skin disease. Men are three times more likely to develop melanoma on the neck and scalp…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (316+ words) Community Pharmacy England (CPE) has appointed a new regional representative for the East and North Midlands who brings "valuable frontline experience" to its committee. Rahul Sharda, an independent pharmacy owner from Stoke-on-Trent, has joined the committee following a mid-term election…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (710+ words) Community pharmacy should be recognised as a 'core self-care partner' to support the delivery of the government's NHS reform ambitions, a new report has said. Consumer healthcare association PAGB said that self-care through over-the-counter (OTC) medicines saves the NHS an…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1346+ words) Sickle cell disorder is the most common inherited haemoglobinopathy in the UK, affecting around 17, 500 individuals and disproportionately impacting people of African, Caribbean, Middle Eastern and South Asian heritage " yet persistent health inequalities continue to delay pain management and limit access…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (315+ words) The new episode of The Pharmacist's Podcast is now live and available on all podcast platforms. Reporter Emily Warner is joined by the chief executive of Community Pharmacy England (CPE), Janet Morrison, for an exclusive look behind the scenes of…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (435+ words) A pharmacy is offering a "trusted space and understanding ear" to encourage men to access support earlier for a range of health issues. The team of pharmacists at Brock Street Pharmacy in Lancaster has made it their mission to encourage…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (1542+ words) The first weight-loss pill has been approved for UK use and is expected to be available via private prescription within weeks. If the popularity of injectable GLP-1s and US sales of the pill are anything to go by, demand for…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (798+ words) The "widening gulf" between the law and the rapidly evolving use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare must be addressed by the government, the Medical Protection Society urges in a recent report. The mutual protection organisation has called on the…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (518+ words) A leading pharmacy body is celebrating the sector's LGBTQ+ staff through a series of initiatives to mark Pride Month this June. The Pharmacists" Defence Association (PDA) is "celebrating" the LGBTQ+ community within the sector through a series of events, workplace…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (282+ words) Delaying methotrexate treatment for a month after pneumococcal conjugate vaccination does not worsen outcomes for people with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to new research. The finding comes from a follow-up analysis of the VACIMRA trial, which had shown that…...