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Children to be offered chickenpox vaccine on NHS /in /by

All young children in England and Wales will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS from January 2026.

What is chickenpox and how can I get my child vaccinated? /in /by

The NHS in England and Wales will start offering the MMRV vaccine to young children from January 2026.

Children to be offered chickenpox vaccine on NHS /in /by

All young children in England and Wales will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS from January 2026.

What is chickenpox and who can get an NHS vaccine? /in /by

The standard NHS childhood vaccination programme will include chickenpox from 2 January 2026.

Price of Mounjaro to be discounted in UK pharmacies /in /by

The rebate allays fears of a 170% price rise but patients are warned the cost of the drug will still jump.

Price of Mounjaro to be discounted in UK pharmacies /in /by

The rebate allays fears of a 170% price rise but patients are warned the cost of the drug will still jump.

Seven-week wait for some red flag cancer patients ‘frustrating’ /in /by

The target set by the Department of Health for patients red flagged for breast cancer to be assessed is 14 days.

NHS to lose out on new drugs, pharma firm warns /in /by

The claims from pharmaceutical giant Novartis comes amid a row over drug pricing deals.

Patients struggle to get weight loss drug ahead of price rise /in /by

The drug's US manufacturer has asked UK distributors to stop taking orders from pharmacies until next month's price increase.

Seven-week wait for some red flag cancer patients ‘frustrating’ /in /by

The target set by the Department of Health for patients red flagged for breast cancer to be assessed is 14 days.