‘No evidence that paracetamol use during pregnancy causes autism, ADHD or intellectual disabilities, meta-analysis finds
Study authors noted that earlier meta-analyses suggested slight associations with paracetamol use during pregnancy and risk of autism and ADHD,...
NHS urges sector to take advantage of AI scribes
NHS England says ambient voice technologies could save clinicians two to three minutes for each patient by generating a transcript...
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Health news round-up: prescribing, deprescribing and medication considerations
A weekly summary of important developments in health news that you may have missed....
Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists recommends ‘ring-fencing’ diamorphine stock amid supply issues
Medicine supply alerts sent in December 2025 and January 2026 have requested that prescribers switch to morphine sulphate 10mg/1mL injections,...
Higher-dose Wegovy could increase patient expectation, warns PDA
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has approved a 7.2mg dose of Wegovy after the higher dose showed success...