Only 50% of transgender patients feel supported by doctors
Only half of transgender patients report supportive primary care experiences, with more understanding healthcare experiences decreasing psychological distress.
Continued COVID face mask mandates could save healthcare billions
Maintaining face mask mandates and use between two to 10 weeks after vaccination could save almost $3 billion in direct medical costs across the U.S..
Underserved and poorer communities twice as likely to smoke
Underserved communities are at nearly double the risk of smoking dependency according to new research publishing in CANCER the peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society
Increased vaccine inequalities in UK ethnic minority groups
COVID vaccine rollout led to vaccine inequalities in UK ethnic minority groups, with a decline in people’s willingness to take up vaccination.
Are animal CBD products safe?
Suzette Smiley-Jewell, PhD & Pamela J. Lein, PhD from the University of California, Davis, explore the extent to which animal CBD products are safe
Improving mental wellbeing through a healthy diet
Jeanette C. Mostert & Alejandro Arias Vasquez from the Departments of Genetics and Psychiatry at Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, The Netherlands, lift the lid on improving mental wellbeing through a healthy diet
What are the five main Omicron symptoms?
In this article, we explain the five main Omicron symptoms - while looking at why the variant is still dominant in global public health.
Could immune monitoring be the route to a Long COVID test?
Dr. Shivani Amdekar, Medical Director at Oxford Immune Algorithmics, believes deep immune monitoring could be the key to creating a Long COVID test.
Severe cases of COVID-19 can be linked to postal address
Unequal access to care is an ongoing issue reframed by the pandemic, where socially vulnerable areas had more severe cases of COVID-19.
Amyloidosis: A rare but devastating blood condition
Dr Peter Diamond, Head of Research from the Leukaemia Foundation, describes what we need to know about amyloidosis, a rare but devastating blood condition
The time is right to prioritise eye health research
Keith Valentine, Chief Executive of Fight for Sight, explains why eye health research needs to be on the political agenda.
Tackling inequalities in physical activity
Elisabeth Morgans, Senior project manager at C3 Collaborating for Health, discusses solutions to tackle physical inactivity and overcome the ever pervasive and entrenched issue of health inequality.
Patients can now check status of NHS COVID backlog
The platform, My Planned Care, will let patients check local hospital waiting times for specialist treatment - in order to fight the NHS COVID backlog.
Ukrainian hospitals face loss of medical oxygen supplies
Medical oxygen supplies are "dangerously low" across Ukrainian hospitals, with transport routes limited due to Russian violence.
Time to tackle the growing diabetes pandemic
Professor Andrew Boulton, President of the International Diabetes Federation, argues that now is the time to tackle the growing diabetes pandemic
The potential of collective intelligence to improve healthcare
Kathy Peach, Director at Nesta’s Centre for Collective Intelligence Design, discusses the potential to improve healthcare.
EU Child Cohort Network: Harmonised data of 250,000 children & parents
European federated infrastructure and harmonised data of 250,000 children and parents sum up the LifeCycle Project – EU Child Cohort Network
Healthcare wages and employment during the height of COVID-19
The average wages for healthcare workers rose less than wages in other industries during 2020 and the first six months of 2021 across the US – despite the pandemic causing healthcare burnout.
ECMO shortages caused 90% of deaths of adults with COVID
Higher mortality has been found in patients with COVID-19 who did not receive ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) – despite many having no health complications.
Pacing yourself on the road to recovery from COVID-19
Katrina Delargy, Managing Director, Tiyga Health explores the importance of pacing yourself when recovering from COVID-19, particularly for those suffering from long COVID.