JCVI advised a one-dose MenB booster at age 15 for adolescents vaccinated in infancy, with the first cohort eligible in 2030.
Seven asymptomatic American aid workers from Samaritan’s Purse are quarantined for 21 days at a bio-isolation facility at Laikipia Air Base in Kenya after responding to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The government will ban sales of drinks with over 150mg caffeine per litre to under-16s in England from April 2027.
Study of over 214,000 older adults across 14 countries found dementia risk factors differ sharply by location.
National booking service for MenB vaccine opened on 13 July 2026 for eligible young people in England.
Healthy life expectancy at birth fell to 60.7 years for males and 60.9 years for females in 2022-2024, the lowest since 2011-2013.
Healthy life expectancy in the UK has fallen to 60.7 years for men and 60.9 years for women, the lowest since 2011.
No cervical cancer deaths recorded in England among women aged 20-24 from 2020 to 2024, a 100 percent reduction against expected figures.
Professor Sir Chris Whitty warned that hybrid working and online shopping have removed routine physical activity once gained through commuting and errands.
