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Weight loss drug manufacturer plots a ‘buy Now, Pay Later’ offer
Novo Nordisk wants to help more people get Wegovy jabs, including those who are currently unable to access them.
Novo Nordisk, a maker of obesity drugs, said that it would offer countries the option to "buy now and pay later" for its…
The boom in private health insurance exposes its own flaws
The demand for private medical insurance has soared. Unprecedented waiting lists in the UK NHS, and a crisis within primary care in the country have pushed it to its highest level in many years. The surge in demand poses problems for both…
US tech group Palantir wins lucrative NHS data contract
The NHS England announced Tuesday that US data analytics company Palantir had won a contract worth £330mn for the development of a new platform to store patient data.
NHS England stated that the software called Federated Data Platform…
AstraZeneca signs a deal for an oral obesity drug that boosts profit forecasts
AstraZeneca will enter the race to develop a weight-loss pill. It is working on a new class of drugs, which it hopes to use in developing nations to combat obesity.
The Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company announced on Thursday a…
Staff leaving NHS pensions at alarming rate
Record numbers of workers are leaving the NHS pension scheme amid the cost of living crisis.
More than 75,000 NHS staff pulled out of the scheme, considered one of the most generous in the country, in the last financial year, including…
The waiting lists for routine hospital treatment in England have reached a record high of 7,7mn.
The waiting lists for routine hospital treatment in England reached a new record. This is the latest blow for UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who had hoped that the backlog would be reduced by the upcoming election.
According to NHS…