Latest Medscape UK News

• NICE Recommends Atezolizumab for Extensive-stage Small Cell Lung Cancer The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has reversed another decision on atezolizumab after getting a better NHS discount.
  Medscape News UK, May 27, 2020
• Over the Counter Aspirin for Pregnant Women at Risk of Pre-eclampsia An editorial in the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin asks: Is there an option of buying low-dose aspirin over the counter?
  Medscape News UK, May 27, 2020
• UK COVID-19 Update: MHRA Approves Remdesivir These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
  Medscape News UK, May 26, 2020
• Does 'Dementia Gene' Double Risk of Severe COVID-19? UK/US observational research finds having a faulty gene linked to dementia doubles the risk of developing severe COVID-19.
  Medscape News UK, May 26, 2020
• PM's Adviser Dominic Cummings Showed 'Disregard for Public Health' Doctors and scientists say they're concerned that the decision by Dominic Cummings to flout lockdown instructions will jeopardise the Government's COVID-19 strategy.
  Medscape News UK, May 26, 2020
• COVID-19: Study Reveals Impact of UK Lockdown on Activity in Chronic Disease Patients Disproportionate numbers of adults with chronic diseases and conditions that put them at higher risk of poor COVID-19 outcomes reduced their physical activity levels during the first weeks of the UK coronavirus lockdown, according to a new study.
  Medscape News UK, May 26, 2020
• UK COVID-19 Daily: School Opening Science 'Not Followed'? These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
  Medscape News UK, May 22, 2020
• NICE Recommends Atezolizumab for Triple Negative Breast Cancer The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has reversed an earlier decision on atezolizumab (Tecentriq) after a bigger NHS discount was given.
  Medscape News UK, May 22, 2020
• Drugs Combo 'Could Be Outcome' of COVID-19 Treatment Trial First results from the Oxford RECOVERY trial into repurposed drugs are likely over the summer.
  Medscape News UK, May 22, 2020
• UK COVID-19 Daily: NHS Surcharge U-turn These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
  Medscape News UK, May 21, 2020
• Early Warning Scores Should Not Be Relied Upon, Warn UK Docs Clinicians should be cautious when using early warning scores to predict which hospital patients will deteriorate, warn UK researchers after finding that poor methods were used in their development.
  Medscape News UK, May 21, 2020
• UK COVID-19 Daily: 'World Beating' Tracing by June These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
  Medscape News UK, May 20, 2020
• UK COVID-19 Daily: Was Science Advice Wrong on Care Homes? These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
  Medscape News UK, May 19, 2020
• More Adolescents Reporting Mental Health Issues WHO report on European schoolchildren aged 11 to 15 may provide 'a baseline' for future studies on the impact of COVID-19 on young people's lives.
  Medscape News UK, May 19, 2020
• COVID-19: The Latest NICE Guidance More guidelines for managing patients during the COVID-19 pandemic have been issued by NICE.
  Medscape News UK, May 19, 2020
• Another Emerade Pen Recall: This time Emerade 500 Microgram Doctors are being advised to prescribe alternatives as the Emerade 500 microgram pen is recalled.
  Medscape News UK, May 19, 2020
• COVID-19: 'Following the Science' is Not a Defence, Says Brian Cox Politicising science during the COVID-19 pandemic would only undermine public trust, says Prof Brian Cox.
  Medscape News UK, May 19, 2020
• Nearly 1 in 3 on Front Line Lacked PPE: Medscape UK COVID-19 Poll A Medscape UK reader poll has highlighted issues doctors have been experiencing in getting the right PPE for COVID-19 patient care.
  Medscape News UK, May 19, 2020
• UK COVID-19 Daily: Anosmia Added to Official Symptoms List These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
  Medscape News UK, May 18, 2020
• COVID-19: Caring for the Ignored on the Anglo-French Border Hundreds of refugees on the Anglo-French border are living in 'disgraceful' conditions and denied basic medical care in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, report doctors and NGOs on the ground.
  Medscape News UK, May 18, 2020