The Keep Antibiotics Working campaign returns
The Keep Antibiotics Working campaign is back to alert the public to the risks of antibiotic resistance, urging people to always take their doctor, pharmacist or nurse’s advice.
Make every day mental health day with mindfulness
James Gillies, Mindfulness Workshop Leader, discusses how mindfulness practice can help make every day a mental health day.
Tick-borne brain virus detected in the UK
A tick-borne encephalitis brain virus detected in 2 parts of England for the first time has been widely discussed: What's the truth behind the story?
Four ways to combat SAD in your workplace
David Price, CEO and workplace wellbeing expert at Health Assured offers advice on how to combat SAD in your workplace.
A third of people living with sight loss experience mental health issues
A poll commissioned by eye research charity Fight for Sight has found that 4 in 10 Brits either has or knows someone with significant sight loss, and a third of these people have experienced mental health issues.
Psoriasis impacts around 1.1 million people in the UK
According to researchers, the chronic skin condition psoriasis impacts around 1.7% of the UK population.
Poverty in England creates rise in infant mortality
A new study links a recent rise in infant mortality in England to poverty, which they find is partly linked to the insufficient and inaccessible welfare system.
UK adult social care has 2.6% funding increase
NHS Digital has published three reports which include the latest statistics on those in receipt of adult social care in England.
Cystic fibrosis drugs agreement secured by NHS England
NHS England has announced it has secured a definitive cystic fibrosis drugs agreement with Vertex Pharmaceuticals, to use all three of their UK-licensed medicines.
Resistance to antibiotics doubles in 20 years
Resistance to antibiotics used for treating harmful bacteria related to a variety of stomach conditions has more than doubled in 20 years, new research presented at UEG Week Barcelona 2019 has shown.
Fertility information: Giving young cancer patients the chance to have children
Young people with cancer are potentially being robbed of the ability to have children as important information around fertility is not being communicated at the earliest opportunity says the cancer charity, Teenage Cancer Trust.
Detecting Specific Language Impairment (SLI) in children
Mabel L Rice analyses the cause of Specific Language Impairment (SLI) and the need to identify it early on in children to provide a solution.
NHS: Why AI investment is just one piece of the puzzle
The news that the UK Government is investing in artificial intelligence is hugely welcome, but to truly reap the benefits, AI must be part of a wider scheme of data utilisation, digital process automation and citizen engagement. Peter Ford, Public Sector Industry Principal, Pegasystems tells us more.
Why we need to talk more about hearing loss
Mark Hopkinson, Head of the Centre for Deaf Education, City Lit states why we need to talk more about hearing loss.
Funding obesity research in the U.S. today
Here, we find out about the role that the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, a publicly-funded institute, when it comes to funding obesity research in the U.S. today.
Recovery from stroke: The challenges
Juliet Bouverie, Chief Executive of the Stroke Association explores the challenges around recovery from stroke.
Cycle to Work Scheme: Promoting health for people and the environment
Rachel White, Head of Public Affairs, Sustrans shares her views on how the Cycle to Work Scheme is promoting health for people and our environment.
Vitamin D boosts maternal and child health
Dr Andrew Bremer, a Paediatric Endocrinologist and Chief of the Pediatric Growth and Nutrition Branch at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, details NICHD-supported research on vitamin D in pregnancy and early childhood development.
A focus on promoting healthy ageing in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Elderly Health Service has an increasingly important role to play in improving primary healthcare of the elderly, as this article discovers, with a special focus on recommended exercise as one of the many elements to promote healthy ageing in individuals.
New Electronic Prescription Service could save NHS £300 million
The NHS could save £300 million over the next 3 years as Phase 4 of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) is rolled out across the country.