Bupa Health Clinics has launched a new remote GP service to offer telephone and video consultations to anyone with any health concerns. During the Covid-19 outbreak, remote services have become more important than ever, to help people to continue to receive medical care without leaving their homes. The new service offers fast access to a […]
https://youtu.be/rRYrGsBKKk8 The Duchess of Cambridge speaks with midwives and parents at Kingston Hospital in London via video chat about the importance of mental health. […]
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This week (4-10 May) is Sun Awareness Week, which encourages people to regularly self-examine for signs of skin cancer and teaches everyone about the dangers of sunburn and excessive tanning. During the Covid-19 lockdown, the awareness week will share advice on sun protection and vitamin D to help people enjoy the sun safely throughout these difficult […]
Make May Purple is the Stroke Association fundraising and awareness campaign that coincides with National Stroke Awareness month. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis is a difficult and worrying time for everyone. It suddenly turned our lives upside down and has affected people emotionally. Isolation can be especially difficult for stroke survivors and their families. The Stroke […]
New research published today in The Journal of Physiology suggests that lung injury is not limited to the lungs. Targeting the part of the brain that controls breathing and blood flow might help patients with respiratory disorders, such as lung injury due to COVID-19, and speed the process of weaning patients from mechanical ventilators. With […]
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What a day it must have been! 75 years on and hopefully we will once more be celebrating victory together in the streets over a very different kind of war. Watch this show reel from Imperial War Museum – VE Day, 8 May 1945 was a day to celebrate. Victory in Europe Day marked the […]
The global lockdown has caused widespread panic and anxiety all over the world. Adapting to a significantly new lifestyle under quarantine can be challenging, to the extent that even our eating habits have been transformed. Ms Salma S. Khan – Nutrition Consultant & Health Writer takes a look at how we can optimise our nutritional […]
Responding to the review into factors impacting health outcomes from COVID-19, Dr Layla McCay, director at the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said: “The graver impact that coronavirus could be having on people from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups, including frontline workers has been a key concern of health leaders […]
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The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Radiotherapy APPG RT responds to NHS England’s comments at the Health and Social Care Committee. The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Radiotherapy have reacted with concern following answers given by NHS England’s National Cancer Director, Dame Cally Palmer, at the Health and Social Care Committee, which appear out of step with […]
Stroke clot buster drugs could be harnessed to tackle COVID-19. A drug commonly used to treat patients suffering from strokes could be repurposed to treat patients with COVID-19, according to researchers at the University of Aberdeen. The paper by Dr Claire Whyte and Dr Nicola Mutch from the University’s Cardiovascular & Diabetes Centre and Honorary […]