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A wireless sensor the size of a paperclip, Abbott's CardioMEMS HF, can now be used routinely by the NHS to monitor patients with heart failure.

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The UK confirms that the cost of the drug pricing deal with the US, initially around £1bn over three years, will be borne by the health department.

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Families of young people with cancer in England will have the costs of travelling to medical appointments covered under a new funding scheme.

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Sanofi been found to be in breach of the UK pharma industry's code of practice over an article in which it compared its RSV jab to a Pfizer rival.

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Users of weight-loss therapies based on GLP-1 agonists have been warned to be aware of a rare complication, pancreatitis, that can be severe.

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The UK has lost its measles elimination status, according to the WHO, due to a spike in cases in 2024 and a fall in vaccination coverage.