Wilderness expert Daniel Start talks to Rebecca Wallersteiner about his 3 new ‘Wild Guides’ published this Spring, with tips on how to unwind in the wild from the emotional and physical pressures of your hospital job, If you come home in the evenings feeling emotionally and physically exhausted owing to the relentless pressures of your […]
Study discovers the link between an the anti-inflammatory gut and seratonin. The scientific journal, Cell Metabolism publishes this April, the latest findings from Professor of Immunology Claudia Mauri’s Laboratory in UCL’s Inflammation Department in the Division of Medicine. This study, co-led with Dr Elizabeth Rosser, Senior Research Associate, Immunology Department, reveals a link between the […]
The Coronavirus report dedicated to physical and mental health collected between 9-14th April, amongst 3.7k UK and US consumers, found that the crisis is taking a toll on our mental wellbeing as well as our diet and fitness. The data, taken from 18-64 year olds, highlights the different mental health concerns between UK and US […]
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Recruitment of army of 18,000 tracers will be critical to help us track and control Covid-19. Responding to today’s Downing Street briefing, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said: “This is an important moment as we see real commitment and details of how we will develop […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked the first cancellation of traditional ANZAC Day services since World War 2 across the globe. Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has encouraged Australians to make this year’s ANZAC Day one to be remembered “for a very long time”. Mr Morrison acknowledged that Saturday’s commemorations would “like none any of us […]
University of Oxford researchers have begun testing a COVID-19 vaccine in human volunteers in Oxford today. Around 1,110 people will take part in the trial, half receiving the vaccine and the other half (the control group) receiving a widely available meningitis vaccine. Of the first two volunteers to take part today, one will likewise receive […]
Cumbria University leads international effort to support radiographers during coronavirus pandemic. University of Cumbria academics Ken Holmes and Professor Peter Hogg are co-ordinating an international response to help radiographers caring for patients with Covid-19. Ken, senior lecturer in medical sciences at the university’s respected Institute of Health and a Fellow of the College of Radiographers, has […]
As Australians and New Zealanders come together, exercising social distancing measures on their doorsteps this Saturday at dawn, we remember the harrowing and dramatic stories of the Australian and New Zealand nurses who served in the Great War this Anzac Day. An introduction by Peter Rees to his book The Other Anzacs: Nurses at war […]
Pharmacists ‘unable to maintain social distancing’ at work and risk infection. A new snapshot survey of pharmacists from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society shows that the majority of pharmacists are unable to maintain social distancing at work and one in three still can’t get continuous supplies of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). A huge 94% of respondents […]
Is contracting Covid-19 more serious for pregnant women & newborn babies? Coronavirus is worrying everyone at the moment. The elderly, those with specific existing medical conditions such as diabetes, lung conditions, heart conditions, kidney and liver conditions, people with high blood pressure and those immuno-compromised, are high-risk categories and advised to strictly follow the Government Social […]