Ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10th October, Bumble has found that the lack of representation of Black love in mainstream online spaces has a negative impact on the mental wellbeing of more than half of Black people (52%) in the UK. The recent survey also found that men were more negatively affected with […]
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Genetic scissors: a tool for rewriting the code of life: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 to Emmanuelle Charpentier Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens, Berlin, Germany AND Jennifer A. Doudna University of California, Berkeley, USA “for the development […]
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‘World first’ as mass Covid-19 vaccine trial begins in Bradford. Professor leading study makes urgent plea for more BAME volunteers: The University of Bradford is hosting one of the world’s first mass Covid-19 vaccine trials, beginning today (Tues Oct 6).US biotechnology company Novavax is working with Bradford Institute for Health Research (BIHR), part of the […]
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Never too late to fight back against pandemic: By Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization One million people have now been lost to COVID-19 and many more are suffering because of the pandemic. This milestone is a difficult moment for the world but there are glimmers of hope that encourage us now […]
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WHO: Global partnership to make available 120 million affordable, quality COVID-19 rapid tests for low- and middle-income countries A full access package includes WHO policy guidance on the use of antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests, manufacturer volume guarantees for low and middle-income countries, catalytic funding to assist governments to deploy the tests and an initial US$50 […]
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Dr Halim Boubaker, MSF medical coordinator for Northwest Syria reports Ten-fold increase in coronavirus cases adds new challenges in northwest Syria Northwest Syria is currently witnessing a sharp increase in the number of patients with COVID-19, which is now ten times higher than what it was just a month ago. As of 22 September, 640 people had tested […]
WHO: Tobacco responsible for 20% of deaths from coronary heart disease: Every year, 1.9 million people die from tobacco induced heart disease, according to a new brief released today by the World Health Organization, World Heart Federation and the University of Newcastle Australia ahead of World Heart Day, marked on 29 September. This equates to one in […]
Surrey and Wollongong to develop tools to improve ‘street canyon’ air quality: As cities across the globe reawaken from their COVID-19 lockdowns, researchers from the University of Surrey have secured a grant to help them tackle air pollution in new and innovative ways. Thanks to funding from the University Global Partnerships Network (UGPN), the University […]
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An international research project led by Curtin University and funded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has developed and successfully tested an intervention program to help discourage doping in sport. The research, published in prestigious sports science journal British Journal of Sports Medicine, was carried out in Australia, the UK and Greece and involved 919 athletes […]
COVID-19 Series: A global pandemic: public health strategies around the world – Episode 41 – Thursday 10 Sep 2020 from 12:30pm to 1:15pm. Register to join Episode 41 ‘A global pandemic: public health strategies around the world’ on Zoom here. The focus of this episode will be the epidemiological and global public health lessons learnt […]
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