News Pharmacy First prescribing expanded to ease GP pressure From the autumn, pharmacists in England will be able to prescribe a wider array of medicines under the Pharmacy First programme.
News Review advises against broad NHS prostate cancer screening The UK's National Screening Committee has concluded that the harms of widespread prostate cancer screening would outweigh its benefits.
News WHO names three 'priority' Ebola drugs for trials The WHO has named drugs from Regeneron, Mapp Bio, and Gilead that should be fast-tracked through trials to respond to the current Ebola outbreak.
News Ahead of ASCO data drop, AZ gets key Imfinzi approval AstraZeneca has claimed another key FDA approval for Imfinzi in bladder cancer, as an add-on to BCG therapy for early non-muscle invasive disease.
News Innovent in line for $10.5bn in Pfizer cancer alliance Pfizer has signed a strategic-level alliance with Innovent, worth $10.5bn and spanning 12 cancer assets, in another sign of China's rising R&D status.
News France 'first EU country to cover obesity drugs' France's Health Minister has said that the country is the first in the EU to provide reimbursement coverage for GLP-1 weight-loss therapies.
News Dexcom is first to join FDA/CMS health tech pilot The FDA has named Dexcom as the first company to take part in its TEMPO pilot, which aims to bring digital health tech to patients more quickly.
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