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Medical Journalists' Association

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We have more than 450 members in health and medical journalism in UK media. See http://mjauk.org for the benefits of joining or partnerships

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · Jul 30

We have had a large influx of new members this year who joined so they could attend our symposium and annual lecture and of course enter our awards. Make sure you're not missing out! Find out more at our website mjauk.org

Medical Journalists' Association

The Medical Journalists' Association represents leading health and medical journalists in the UK. Ask about membership, our prestigious awards & sponsorship

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 2d

Patients abusing pharmacists after being denied NHS Covid jab, writes MJA member @shaungw.bsky.social www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...

Patients abusing pharmacists after being denied NHS Covid jab

Chemists claim 'poor communication' from health officials and a 'confusing' online booking system has left many patients unaware of the change until they arrive in store.

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 2d

Wes Streeting has warned that medical institutions are “completely failing to protect Jewish patients” amid a wave of racist and antisemitic comments from NHS doctors www.thetimes.com/article/1b45...

NHS ‘failing to protect Jewish patients from racist doctors’

Wes Streeting, the health secretary, has urged medical institutions to crack down on antisemitism amid a wave of abhorrent comments

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 2d

NHS could cease to function under Labour’s new visa rules, say nurses www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

NHS could cease to function under Labour’s new visa rules, say nurses

Exclusive: Royal College of Nursing says plan to tighten rules for foreign workers is ‘pandering’ to Reform UK

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Emma Wilkinson @emmajourno.bsky.social · 2d

It does seem really confusing that your flu vaccine is over 65s and always has been but Covid now moved to over-75s. This was a group who were used to getting them at the same time. I'd reported on this for @pulsetoday.bsky.social now its hit the mainstream www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...

Patients abusing pharmacists after being denied NHS Covid jab

Chemists claim 'poor communication' from health officials and a 'confusing' online booking system has left many patients unaware of the change until they arrive in store.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 2d

'Most cancer therapies make people feel worse. And actually, we are hoping that the interventions that we can propose can do the reverse' @whippletom.bsky.social looks at a unique study funded through the Cancer Grand Challenges programme www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

Scientists seek ‘anti-Ozempic’ to stop cancer patients wasting away

Cancer Research UK is funding Tobias Janowitz to explore biological pathways that may boost appetite — for food and life — and help people live longer

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Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · 4d

🚨 Exclusive: New leaked document proves @NHSEngland was warned a decade ago about failures in child hearing test centres across England.
Hundreds of children have been harmed, some left with lifelong problems:
▶️ www.thetimes.com/article/294c...

NHS ignored warnings on children’s hearing tests for a decade

Health bosses in England knew about testing failures in 2014. Hundreds of babies with severe hearing problems were left without help, leading to delayed development

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 5d

Maddox Prize shortlist highlights the need for accurate health data mjauk.org/2025/09/30/m...

Maddox Prize shortlist highlights the need for accurate health data

Professor Alice Sullivan and statistician Richard Gill have been shortlisted for the 2025 John Maddox Prize for their work on health data

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 5d

A high-profile conspiracy theorist influenced her daughter to reject chemotherapy in favour of alternative treatments, which ultimately led to her death, a coroner has ruled www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Mum's anti-chemotherapy views influenced Paloma Shemirani's death

Paloma Shemirani died after refusing chemotherapy despite a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 5d

Surge in FIVE viruses fuel fears hospitals could become overwhelmed www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...

Surge in FIVE viruses fuel fears hospitals could become overwhelmed

A leading virologist has warned if cases of five common illnesses in the colder months soar, it will put 'extreme' pressure on the NHS.

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 5d

NHS advisers are expected to rule against routine screening for prostate cancer, dealing a blow to campaigners pushing for more checks www.thetimes.com/article/700d...

NHS advisers set to reject routine prostate cancer screening

Despite campaigners’ pleas for more checks, experts fear widespread screening risks harming hundreds of thousands of men unnecessarily

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 5d

At-home abortions should be allowed for up to 12 weeks of pregnancy across the UK, according to academics, after a study found they were just as safe and effective as hospital care. Tobi Thomas reports www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Call to allow ‘safe and effective’ at-home abortions up to 12 weeks in UK

Experts point to study showing procedures at home are no riskier or less successful than hospital care

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The Pharmaceutical Journal @pharmaj.bsky.social · 5d

A round up of health news from the week, including new health challenges related to dengue and chikungunya, updated HIV guidelines and new research that suggests cannabis could be effective for chronic lower back pain

#ukpharmacy #HIV #medicalcannabis

Health news round-up: mosquitos, new HIV guidelines and research into cannabis and psilocybin

In the past month, The Pharmaceutical Journal has continued its campaign for pharmacist workforce development, with an investigation into protected learning time for hospital pharmacists; opinion…

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 6d

Mosquitoes that carry dengue and chikungunya found in England for first time @sneweyy.bsky.social reports www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 8d

If you couldn't attend this year's awards or want to find out more about our amazing winners we have an excellent round up video now on our website so go and take a look! mjauk.org/2025/10/01/w...

Watch the 2025 MJA Awards

Watch edited highlights of the 2025 Medical Journalists' Association Awards which were presented by Dr Sian Williams on September 17

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 8d

Every GP practice now has to offer online booking, writes MJA member Nick Triggle www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Every GP practice must now offer online booking

Move comes despite opposition from union, with ministers saying NHS needs to embrace digital tech.

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 8d

NHS offering new ovarian cancer surveillance test for high risk women, a fascinsting report by MJA member @vsmacdonald.bsky.social www.channel4.com/news/nhs-off...

NHS offering new ovarian cancer surveillance test for high risk women

Thousands of women at an increased risk of ovarian cancer are, for the first time, being offered the chance on the NHS to delay surgery, allowing them the potential to have a baby and avoid early surg...

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 9d

Study uncovers toll of ketamine in UK with 20-fold rise in deaths - @poppykoronka.bsky.social reports www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

The fatal toll of ketamine: deaths up twenty-fold in a decade

The number of deaths linked to the class B drug has surged, researchers have found, but they argue that a proposed reclassification may not deter users

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Andrew Gregory @andrewgregory.com · 9d

The Covid pandemic disrupted the “very fabric of childhood”, the UK inquiry has heard, on the first day of a four-week session devoted to its impact on children and young people.

Covid school closures in UK damaged ‘very fabric of childhood’

Inquiry hears of children exposed to pornography and suffering ‘grievous’ harm without protection of schools

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Emma Wilkinson @emmajourno.bsky.social · 9d

The latest measles figures show falling numbers which is reassuring but there is zero room for complacency, @ukhsa.bsky.social told me. None of this happens by accident, public health teams work hard in communities with poor uptake to address access, info, etc www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/clinica...

Measles cases in England on a ‘downward trajectory’

Measles figures appear to be declining in England, with the latest data showing only 11 cases in September.

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 10d

Hear more about the work that led to freelance journalist Adele Waters win not one but TWO awards at our recent ceremony. Her powerful pieces for @bmj.com and @dailymail.co.uk had impact and affected change. mjauk.org/2025/09/18/a...

A winning double for Adele

Watch Adele Waters 2025 MJA Awards winner, Mental Health Story of the Year and Feature General, sponsored by Genolier Patient Services

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 10d

Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · 11d

This week the covid inquiry will hear evidence about the pandemic’s impact on children and young people. Dame Rachel de Souza, children’s commissioner, says children are still paying the price for school lockdowns.

www.thetimes.com/article/ae39...

You’re not therapists, schools told in warning of ‘negative spiral’

The former Ofsted boss Baroness Spielman says children are being encouraged to find problems when they should be engrossed in normal education

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 10d

NHS trust suspends letters because it cannot afford paper www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...

Access Restricted

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 13d

Elderly impacted most by NHS backlog crisis www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...

Access Restricted

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 13d

Families face unfair ‘luck of the draw’ over NHS continuing healthcare decisions by MJA member @janekirby.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Families face unfair ‘luck of the draw’ over NHS continuing healthcare – report

Some families have taken local health organisations to court to win funding after being turned down.

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Medical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 15d

At the #mjaawards last week, our chair @shaunlintern.bsky.social spoke incredibly movingly about why we do what we do. See more detail and our list of winners on the MJA website. mjauk.org/2025/09/17/t...

The importance of advocacy

MJA Chair Shaun Lintern made a very personal and powerful plea at the 2025 Medical Journalists' Association Awards

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