Covid-19: Global attack on freedom of expression is having a dangerous impact on public health crisis: Attacks on freedom of expression by governments, combined with a flood of misinformation across the world during the Covid-19 pandemic, have had a devastating impact on peoples’ ability to access accurate and timely information to help them cope with the […]
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A substantial number of English communities experienced a decline in life expectancy from 2010-2019, Imperial College London researchers have found. In the five years before the pandemic (2014-2019) life expectancy went down in almost one in five communities for women, and one in nine communities for men, according to the new study published in The […]
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The latest Emergency Department performance figures for September 2021 published today by NHS England show the highest number of 12-hour stays on record, the highest number of four-hour stays on record, and the worst four-hour performance ever recorded. The data show in September 2021 there were 1,392,542 attendances to Type 1 Emergency Departments in England. […]
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A cell-based influenza vaccine has effectively provided protection against the flu in children and adolescents, according to a new study. The research found the cell-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIVc) produced a sufficient immune response in children aged two to 18 years. The lead investigator on the study was Professor Terry Nolan, head of the Vaccine and […]
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Revealed: the toxic traits holding back your career, according to Bupa UK mental health expert. New research by Bupa UK has revealed toxic workplace factors holding you back from career progression Google searches for negative workplace environments are on the rise – 357% increase in searches for mental health condition ‘boreout’ UK Employees are actively […]
Coventry University Professor appointed Co-Director for the Doctoral Training Alliance: Coventry University Professor Elena Gaura has been chosen to take on the prestigious role of Co-Director at the University Alliance’s (UA) Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA). Professor Gaura, who is the University’s Professor of Pervasive Computing and Theme Director for Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences, will use her […]
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First worldwide personalized medicine study using a functional test demonstrates clinical feasibility and efficacy of individualized therapy in leukemia and lymphoma patients. Standard therapy for advanced recurring aggressive, hematological malignancies, such as leukemias and lymphomas, have a limited effect with patients experiencing short survival times. A study at the Vienna General Hospital conducted by physicians […]
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On World Arthritis Day, Bupa Nurse Kerry John answers your most-Googled questions about Arthritis for the Hippocratic Post. Kerry John is a trained nurse and regional Director for Bupa Care Services. In the UK over 10 million people suffer from arthritis, a common condition that causes pain, swelling and stiffness in your joints. The risk […]
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Why learning first aid for your dog is so important: Dogs are inquisitive creatures. They are always chewing on things they shouldn’t be eating, getting into unsafe situations or getting into places they shouldn’t be exploring. Sometimes their curiosity leads to an emergency. There are many emergencies that may arise at home or out on […]
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Leading a worldwide effort to better prevent and treat scabies: The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and its partners are leading a global program to better prevent and treat scabies – the human parasite linked to severe skin infections, blood poisoning, kidney failure and heart disease. The World Scabies Program (WSP) was established in 2019 thanks to an AU$10 million grant from the Macquarie Group’s 50th anniversary […]