Food allergies: An epidemic in the making?
Aarthi JanakiRaman, Research Director, Chemicals and Advanced Materials at TechVision, sheds light on food allergies and considers if this is an epidemic
Sexual risk-taking & mental health issues in adolescent females – an urgent call to...
Dianne Morrison-Beedy, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN and Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN, issue an urgent call to action when it comes to combatting sexual risk-taking and mental health issues in adolescent females.
Study finds how chemical exposure affects our health
Researchers have found a method to ascertain how pollutants and other chemicals we are exposed to affect our body and health, by discovering whether a substance has biological effects in an organism.
Tackling period poverty in schools and colleges
The government has extended their scheme to provide free tampons, pads, and menstrual cups to ensure the accessibility of safe sanitary products for people in education.
COVID-19 infection prevention: Resource-restricted setting focus
Zisis Kozlakidis and Dewi Nur Aisyah, explain the renewed focus on resource-restricted settings when it comes to COVID-19 infection prevention
The UK health charities advancing vaccine uptake
Health charities have come into collaboration with the government and the NHS to promote and advance vaccine update, as UK hits its next milestone in the vaccine rollout.
Innovative smart hydracup to revolutionise hydration within care
Gail Howard, Care Home Manager of Lakeside Nursing and Residential Home, discusses her view on the management of dehydration in care homes.
How do you scale Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare?
Sunny Dosanjh, Director lead for Deloitte’s Healthcare AI and Data team, explores the three key aspects in scaling AI in healthcare.
Inequalities in healthcare caused by bias in medical devices
An independent review is being launched to analyse the potential bias in medical devices affecting ethnic groups and gender disparities in healthcare.
FDA approves new non-invasive brain surgery for Parkinson’s symptoms
Research shows that a new form of non-invasive brain surgery using a focused form of ultrasound will prove invaluable for with Parkinson’s symptoms.
30% of healthcare personnel in US are unvaccinated against COVID-19
An analysis conducted by US researchers shows 30% of healthcare personnel in more than 2,000 U.S hospitals remain unvaccinated against COVID-19.
Has COVID-19 changed women’s reproductive health?
According to researchers, the psychological burden of COVID impacted 56% of participants – with significant changes to women’s reproductive health.
Study finds UK women living with abusers more likely to catch COVID
According to data collected during the first and second wave in the UK, women living in domestic abuse conditions were more likely to catch COVID - during globally observed "increased rates of violence".
Study connects housing insecurity to vaccine hesitancy in Black communities
Research by Augusta University, published in Vaccines, found that housing insecurity is connected to vaccine hesitancy in Black communities - especially when it comes to the younger population.
Scientists identify highest level of UK COVID infections since 2020
According to the latest data, UK COVID infections are at their highest since May, 2020 - with levels especially high in school-aged children.
UK introduce mandatory COVID vaccination for NHS staff
From April 2022, there will be a mandatory COVID vaccination requirement for NHS staff - currently over 100,000 staff are unvaccinated.
The impact of the pandemic on children’s eyesight
Max Halford, Clinical Lead at the Association of British Dispensing Opticians, discusses the impact of the pandemic on children’s eyesight across the UK.
How healthcare stayed cyber-healthy in a pandemic
Toby Griffiths, Head of Innovation and Delivery for NHS Digital’s Data Security Centre, discusses how NHS Digital tackled cyber security issues
The evolving role of telemedicine in epilepsy care
Arun Swaminathan MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Epilepsy at the University of Nebraska explores the challenges and benefits of telemedicine following the COVID-19 pandemic.
US study finds social bias can influence access to PrEP
A new study, published in AIDS and Behavior, finds that healthcare providers still have some social bias about who should be given PrEP - the HIV prevention drug.