GlaxoSmith Kline has fired Moncef Slaoui from the board of directors of a company it controls following an inquiry into a sexual harassment claim dating to his tenure at the pharmaceutical giant. The termination of Slaoui’s position as chair of the board of directors of Galvani Bioelectronics is effective immediately, GSK said in a statement […]
Reuters The UK can meet the target of vaccinating all over-50s by May, the chairman of the vaccines taskforce has said, adding he is “very optimistic”. Dr Clive Dix told the BBC the taskforce has met every target set. The UK would be “ahead of the game” in terms of anticipating variants of coronavirus and […]
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief on Monday lambasted drugmakers’ profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it’s “not right” that younger, healthier adults in wealthy countries get vaccinated against COVID-19 before older people or health care workers in poorer countries and charging that most vaccine makers have targeted locations where “profits are highest.” Director-General […]
Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, warned Sunday that the coronavirus is “not yet contained” as the United States began to reopen over Memorial Day weekend. “It is up to every individual to protect themselves and their community,” Hahn tweeted. “Social distancing, hand washing and wearing masks protect us all.” With the […]
The U.S. could face 18 months of “rolling” COVID-19 flareups and economic shutdowns until a vaccine or an effective treatment is developed, the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis warned Sunday. As officials around the world ”relax the economic controls, the virus flares back up again,” Neel Kashkari noted on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “We […]
As countries around the world try to slow the spread of COVID-19 with lockdowns, quarantines and stay-at-home orders, forcing most people into prolonged home confinement, those with abusive partners and family members face a greater danger of domestic abuse. The United Nations secretary-general on Sunday warned that “we have seen a horrifying global surge in domestic […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device It could be six months before life in the UK returns to “normal”, England’s deputy chief medical officer has said. Speaking at the government’s daily coronavirus briefing, Dr Jenny Harries added: “This is not to say we would be in complete lockdown for six months.” But, she continued, […]
Dr. Irwin Redlener, the director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, on Thursday called out President Donald Trump for once again claiming no one could have imagined a crisis like the coronavirus pandemic hitting the U.S. Redlener, talking to MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell, described Trump’s comment as “a preposterous statement” that “has no bearing to […]
Sara Nelson, the president of the Association of Flight Attendants union, on Friday criticized the Trump White House over its haphazard response to the coronavirus outbreak, warning it was putting “both my members and the traveling public in harm’s way.” Nelson, whose union represents nearly 50,000 attendants from 20 airlines, contrasted the messy way in […]
Feb 27 (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called women’s inequality “stupid” and a cause for global shame on Thursday, as he pledged to press governments to end discriminatory laws in the face of a “strong and relentless pushback” against women’s rights. While Guterres did not name and shame, President Donald Trump’s administration has […]
Gwyneth Paltrow’s new Netflix series poses a “considerable health risk” to the public, NHS chief executive Simon Stevens has said. The Goop Lab, filmed at the headquarters of the actress’s wellness brand, Goop, explores the effectiveness of alternative therapies for physical and mental illnesses. Netflix says the series is “designed to entertain, not provide medical […]
The head of the NHS in England, Simon Stevens, has been knighted for services to health care in the New Year Honours list. He is one of a number of people working in health given honours along with a woman who set up a bereavement charity after losing her son and husband. Sir Simon has […]
An under-fire hospital trust’s chief executive is to leave the organisation after nearly four years in the job. Simon Wright, from The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), said the decision had not been easy. It was put in special measures in November due to concerns about maternity and emergency services. SaTH is also […]
England’s chief medical officer says she is considering recommending a tax on unhealthy food to persuade parents to buy more fresh fruit and vegetables. Prof Dame Sally Davies has been asked to urgently review what more can be done to meet the government’s target of halving childhood obesity by 2030. Ideas include a tax on […]
Public health chiefs have called for cars to be banned around schools in the UK, reports say. Paul Cosford, the medical director of Public Health England, told the Times it should be socially unacceptable to leave a car running near school gates. The comments came as PHE published a series of recommendations on how the […]