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The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) and Pharmacy Voice, with support of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society English Pharmacy Board, have published their vision for the future of community pharmacy.

NICE has recommended aflibercept (Eylea) as a cost-effective first-line treatment for adults with visual impairment due to macular oedema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) within a draft Final Appraisal Determination (FAD).

NICE has issued an updated guideline recommending the use of ulipristal acetate 5mg (Esmya), up to 4 courses, as first-line treatment for patients presenting with heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) and uterine fibroids 3cm or more in diameter.

The average UK commuter adds almost 800 calories to their diet every week as a result of their journey to and from work, according to a new report called Health in a Hurry from the Royal Society for Public Health.

NICE has recommended aflibercept (Eylea) as a cost-effective first-line treatment option for adults with visual impairment due to macular oedema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) within a draft Final Appraisal Determination (FAD).

The number of diagnosed Rotavirus cases, a highly infectious virus which may cause vomiting and diarrhoea, have dropped by 84%, following the introduction of a vaccine into the the national childhood immunisation schedule in July 2013, according to figures published by Public Health England.

A new £6.9 million study to detect early signs of Alzheimer's disease has been launched.

A new report into the effect of combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) should allow women to make an informed choice regarding the benefits and drawbacks of HRT, its authors have said.

A new programme that aims to help an extra 30,000 new or expectant mums who experience serious mental ill health each year has been announced by NHS England.

A new multimillion pound study, which will see the most thorough and rigorous series of tests to detect Alzheimer's disease ever performed on volunteers, is to be launched. The Deep and Frequent Phenotyping study is funded by the National Institute of Health Research and the MRC and hopes to dramatically improve the success rate of clinical trials for treatments in Alzheimer's disease.

A new app that will help healthcare staff tackle antibiotic resistance has been launched in Scotland.

The government's childhood obesity strategy will €œlet down future generations€ the Obesity Health Alliance €“ a coalition of 33 leading national charities, Royal Colleges and campaign groups €“ has said. 

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a new chapter to its guidelines on good pharmacovigilance practices (EU-GVP), entitled 'Product- or population-specific considerations II: Biological medicinal products'.

The longer our parents lived, the longer we are likely to live ourselves, and the more likely we are to stay healthy in our sixties and seventies. Having longer-lived parents means we have with much lower rates of a range of heart conditions and some cancers, according to a new study.

The government has launched a new Dementia Atlas, which is an interactive map of England that allows people to make comparisons about the quality of dementia care in their area, on issues such as prevention, diagnosis and support.