Category : Health Policy


Streeting Threatens to Break Up Failing NHS Trusts

Health Secretary Wes Streeting warns persistently underperforming NHS trusts could be dismantled and services transferred to better-performing neighbors, as satisfaction rates remain low despite recent improvements.

Pet Prescription Cap: £21 Max After CMA Vet Probe

The Competition and Markets Authority enforces a price cap on pet prescriptions, limiting costs to £21 for the first and £12.50 for subsequent medicines, alongside new transparency rules for vet practices.

Trump, RFK Jr Autism Drug Claims Spark FDA Backtrack

President Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr promoted leucovorin for autism, causing a 71% prescription surge. The FDA later approved it only for folate deficiency, highlighting medical misinformation concerns.

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