https://wealthhealthclub.com/news One major worldwide health story a day, summarised from its original sources. Information only, not medical advice. en-gb Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://wealthhealthclub.com/news/ixchiq-chikungunya-vaccine-uk-authorisation-withdrawn-mhra https://wealthhealthclub.com/news/ixchiq-chikungunya-vaccine-uk-authorisation-withdrawn-mhra Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 The MHRA has withdrawn the UK marketing authorisation for the IXCHIQ chikungunya vaccine after a safety review found its benefits no longer outweigh its risks. https://wealthhealthclub.com/news/who-long-acting-injectables-tuberculosis-target-regimen-profiles https://wealthhealthclub.com/news/who-long-acting-injectables-tuberculosis-target-regimen-profiles Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 WHO has published target regimen profiles setting out what long-acting injectable regimens for tuberculosis prevention and treatment would need to achieve. https://wealthhealthclub.com/news/us-measles-cases-2026-cdc-figures https://wealthhealthclub.com/news/us-measles-cases-2026-cdc-figures Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 CDC figures show 4,588 confirmed measles cases in the United States in 2026 as of 22 October, double the 2,289 cases reported across the whole of 2025. https://wealthhealthclub.com/news/lancet-countdown-2026-climate-change-health-emergency-heat-deaths https://wealthhealthclub.com/news/lancet-countdown-2026-climate-change-health-emergency-heat-deaths Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 The 2026 Lancet Countdown report finds heat was linked to a record 710,000 deaths in 2023 and calls for climate change to be treated as a health emergency. https://wealthhealthclub.com/news/ebola-vaccine-trial-drc-bundibugyo-outbreak https://wealthhealthclub.com/news/ebola-vaccine-trial-drc-bundibugyo-outbreak Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Tumaini, a trial of vaccines against Bundibugyo virus, the Ebola species behind the DR Congo outbreak, vaccinated its first participant on 23 October 2026. https://wealthhealthclub.com/news/mounjaro-weight-loss-jabs-nhs-access-mps-report https://wealthhealthclub.com/news/mounjaro-weight-loss-jabs-nhs-access-mps-report Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 MPs say the plan for 220,000 people in England to get Mounjaro on the NHS in 2028 is too small, and call for obesity to be treated as a long-term condition. https://wealthhealthclub.com/news/nhs-flu-vaccine-2026-10-million-vaccinations-nhs-app https://wealthhealthclub.com/news/nhs-flu-vaccine-2026-10-million-vaccinations-nhs-app Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 More than 10 million NHS flu vaccinations have been given in England this autumn, and a new NHS App feature lets eligible people book at a pharmacy. https://wealthhealthclub.com/news/fda-approves-dostarlimab-jemperli-rectal-cancer-immunotherapy https://wealthhealthclub.com/news/fda-approves-dostarlimab-jemperli-rectal-cancer-immunotherapy Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 The US FDA granted accelerated approval to the immunotherapy dostarlimab for dMMR or MSI-H locally advanced rectal cancer, based on the AZUR-1 trial.