At least one Omicron patient has died, confirms Boris Johnson December 13, 2021 The Prime Minister has pushed people to get boosters, confirming at least one patient now has died with the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
Lisa Tomkins CA on how Oxford Biomedica assisted AstraZeneca’s vaccine rollout December 10, 2021 | City Talk This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Lisa Tomkins CA, Senior Director Finance at Oxford Biomedica, tells Ryan Herman how the company assisted the vaccine rollout and is pioneering new treatments in gene therapy When Lisa Tomkins CA became Oxford Biomedica’s Senior Director Finance in February 2021, she suddenly received a deluge of LinkedIn alerts. Anyone [...]
New ‘really awful’ variant of Covid identified in Botswana November 25, 2021 A new variant of the Coronvairus has reportedly been identified in Botswana sporting an array of mutations which could be vaccine resistant.
Johnson & Johnson spins off consumer business in historic company shake-up November 12, 2021 Johnson & Johnson will spin off its consumer health business in a massive company shake-up. It will continue to develop pharmaceuticals and medical devices, but will create a new publicly traded company to sell household products. The separation reflects the growing divergence between the slow-and-steady world of selling shampoos, mouthwash and moisturisers, and the high-risk [...]
Assura to raise £190m after 58 per cent rise in profits November 11, 2021 Healthcare property investor Assura is continuing its portfolio expansion plans with a proposed £190m equity placing. The proceeds will fund the company’s short term property pipeline which includes £72m for on-site developments and £102m in acquisition opportunities. This follows the company reporting a 58 per cent increase in profit before tax in its interim results [...]
Scotland: Covid passports lead to chaos with hundreds refused entry October 25, 2021 Vaccines passports have led to chaos in Scotland as hundreds of people were refused entry to venues, the BBC reported. According to the Scottish Hospitality Group, a trade body that is opposed to the scheme, during its first weekend of implementation, the vaccine passport scheme lead to venues denying access to people 550 times and [...]
Potential Covid Plan C could ban household mixing October 21, 2021 Under a potential Plan C for Covid-19 that is currently being discussed by Cabinet officials, household mixing could be banned, the Telegraph reported. Health secretary Sajid Javid said “at this point” the government would not implement measures such as mandatory masks, vaccine passports and the advice to work from home, instead recommending people to meet [...]
Bournemouth midfielder David Brooks diagnosed with cancer October 13, 2021 Wales and Bournemouth midfielder David Brooks has been diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin lymphoma and will begin treatment next week. The 24-year-old Championship player said: “Although this has come as a shock to myself and my family, the prognosis is a positive one and I am confident that I will make a full recovery and [...]
Over 60s warned about taking aspirin to prevent heart attacks October 13, 2021 People over 60 have been warned about regularly taking aspirin as a way to prevent heart attacks. According to the US Preventive Services Task Force, the risks of internal bleeding would cancel the benefits of taking aspirin to prevent cardiovascular diseases in people over 60. As reported by the Telegraph, the US health task group [...]
Sajid Javid: Long Covid is affecting huge numbers of people October 11, 2021 Health secretary Sajid Javid is reportedly concerned about the increasing numbers of people suffering from long Covid symptoms. As reported by the Independent, the secretary told a private meeting of health officials that the problem was “huge” and “getting bigger”. During the private meeting, which was set up to give an update regarding long Covid [...]