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HEALTH

Melatonin: the sleep aid that needs a prescription in the UK

The MHRA found melatonin that was not on the label in a children’s gummy product sold online as a food supplement.

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HEALTH

Hoist misuse ‘can be devastating’, UK regulator warns

The alert updates guidance first issued in 2014 and 2015, after investigations consistently found similar factors behind incidents, the agency said.

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A mobile patient hoist and wheelchair stored in a hospital corridor