Number of UK COVID deaths surpasses 200,000
UK Covid deaths have passed 200,000 meaning Britain has one of the highest death tolls in Europe, with 2,689 deaths per million people.
Spiritual community participation is associated with better health
Having a spiritual community can help people live healthier lives, with greater longevity, less depression and suicide, and less substance use.
Migraine drug can boost weight loss by suppressing appetite
Triptans, a commonly prescribed class of migraine drugs, can help with weight loss and treating obesity by suppressing appetite.
Drinking alone can indicate signs of alcohol use disorder
For young adults, especially women, drinking alone can increase the risk of developing an alcohol use disorder later in life.
People with obesity have a 55% increased risk of developing depression
Long-term, high-fat diets both expand the waistline and shrink the brain, heightening the chances of mental illness for people with obesity.
The US obesity epidemic is severe – who is gaining weight?
It's well-known that there is a US obesity crisis, but data was largely unavailable on the long-term weight gain of US adults - until now.
The importance of contraception in a post-Roe v. Wade world
With reproductive rights under attack in the USA and possibly UK, gaining control of one's menstrual cycle and sexual activities is more important than ever before.
Has life expectancy slowed down in the UK?
Although life expectancy has doubled since 1841, predicted life span is now slowing down in the UK, and the coronavirus pandemic hasn't helped.
Privatisation of healthcare leads to worse quality of care
Health outsourcing has been found to be linked to higher mortality rates, as privatisation of healthcare worsens healthcare services.
Latinx with dementia: Getting the help you need
The Tension Between Cultural Values and Getting the Help You Need.
Rising COVID numbers: 1 in 18 people with Omicron variant in Scotland
COVID cases are up by 32% in the UK as Omicron sub-variants continue to spread at an alarming rate, with 1 in 18 infected in Scotland.
Better health systems: putting health at the heart of tourism
Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge & Dr Natasha Azzopardi Muscat explain the importance of putting health at the heart of tourism, including a commitment made in this vein by Europe’s smallest countries to better health systems.
Attending the same GP is better for your health
Patients who attend the same GP are more likely to build a trusted relationship with them, and take their advice – but only 52% of patients can revisit the same GP.
Seegene develops monkeypox PCR test
South Korea's leading molecular diagnostics (MDx) company Seegene Inc. has developed a PCR to detect positive cases of monkeypox virus within 90 minutes.
Cannabis users 22% more likely to need emergency care and hospitalisation
Emergency department attendance and instances requiring hospitalisations are 22% higher among cannabis users compared with those who do not.
The power of micro-coding parent-infant and parent-teen multi-domain behaviours
The MHINT team has developed a fully open access operationally defined manual and observer syntax coding scheme in Observer XT and micro-coding scheme syntax.
Long COVID syndrome – think global, act local
An estimated 1.4 million people in the UK experiencing more than 12 weeks of symptoms after SARS-CoV-2, also known as long COVID syndrome.
Children’s mental health in Africa
OAG examines the state of investment in and provision of adolescents and children’s mental health services in Africa.
Genomic characterisation for improved responses to dengue outbreaks in Tanzania
Gaspary Mwanyika from the SACIDS Foundation for One Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania details the importance of genomic characterisation in the control of dengue.
Interoperability and integration to future proof healthcare
How VitalHub UK is leading the way in supporting the way to become fully interoperable through digital transformation.