Vaccine passports linked to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in UK and Israel: A new study from Imperial College London has found a link between COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and a perceived lack of free will over vaccine passports. The findings, taken from surveys of 1,358 people across the UK and Israel – two highly vaccinated countries – […]
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IBMS statement on blood tube shortage: The UK’s pathology services are experiencing major disruptions to their supplies of blood test tubes due to the ‘just in time’ manufacturing model and an over reliance on a limited number of suppliers of the test tubes. Therefore, the routine maintenance closure of the Becton Dickinson factory, along with […]
WHO, Germany open Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin: New hub’s mission is to provide the world with better data, analytics and decisions to detect and respond to health emergencies: To better prepare and protect the world from global disease threats, H.E. German Federal Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, […]
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WHO health supplies land in Afghanistan: Kabul/Cairo, 30 August 2021 – A plane carrying WHO medicines and health supplies landed in Afghanistan today, 30 August, at 12:25 pm local time. This is the first shipment of medical supplies to land in Afghanistan since the country came under control of the Taliban authorities. “After days of non-stop […]
Moving towards digital documentation of COVID-19 status: Vaccination certificates are nothing new. They are health documents that record a vaccination event – traditionally as a paper card – with key details including the date, product and batch number of the vaccine administered. The Digital Documentation of COVID-19 Certificates is proposed as a mechanism by which […]
Cytokine APRIL protects from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: Heart attacks and strokes are the main causes of death and loss of productive years globally. These clinical complications are caused by atherosclerosis, which is a chronic disease that leads to the accumulation of LDL cholesterol and immune cells in the inner layer of arteries and thereby resulting […]
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More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension. The number of people living with hypertension has doubled to 1.28 billion since 1990. The number of adults aged 30-79 years with hypertension has increased from 650 million to 1.28 billion in the last thirty years, according to the first comprehensive global analysis of trends in hypertension prevalence, […]
Researchers have shown ‘gene drive’ technology, which spreads a genetic modification blocking female reproduction, works in natural-like settings. The team, led by researchers from Imperial College London, Polo GGB, and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine were able to suppress populations of a malaria-carrying mosquito in a year-long experiment mimicking natural environments. This is the first […]
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New research offers Europe-wide insight on how chronic pain sufferers have been impacted by the pandemic. Chronic pain sufferers silenced by pandemic, as survey finds 7 in 10 delayed seeking help: Delayed medical advice has left patients feeling increased worry and stress Face-to-face appointments are the preference for the majority, with 68 per cent agreeing […]
Ok not to be ok: Medals and mental health; why talking about mental health on the world’s stage has become a game-changer: Athletes talking about their mental health could change the conversation forever and for everyone, says Priory psychotherapist Dee Johnson. Physical and mental health still don’t have parity, but this has got to change, she […]