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23,000 Covid deaths could have been avoided if lockdown started earlier

Diseases & Conditions
A UK inquiry finds that around 23,000 deaths in England could have been prevented if the national lockdown had begun a week earlier in March 2020, highlighting major government failings during the pandemic.

Study reveals 94% of cancer patients react well to COVID vaccine

Health & Social Care
According to the US and Swiss study, 94% of cancer patients took the COVID vaccine in full and produced antibodies - while seven high-risk patients failed to produce an immune response.

How a focus on prevention can improve the nation’s health in the wake of the pandemic

Health & Social Care
Anna Nightingale, VP Head R&D, EMEA at GSK Consumer Healthcare, argues that we need to start focussing on prevention - empowering citizens to take...

Parents with chronically sick children more likely to have mental health issues

Mental Health
Parents across the US with children who have complex medical conditions (CMCs) are more likely to have mental health issues and lack community support, according to new research.

Misinformation has become a public health issue – here’s how to tackle it

Health & Social Care
Joe Dos Santos, Chief Data Officer, Qlik, discusses why misinformation has become a public health issue and explores how it can be tackled.

REACT study: Women in UK have higher chance of long COVID

Health & Social Care
New data from the ongoing REACT study found that over two million people in the UK are known to have experienced long COVID.

Delta variant responsible for one in five US COVID cases

Health & Social Care
The Delta variant, originating in India, is now responsible for one in five US COVID cases, according to new information from Dr Anthony Fauci.

Study finds COVID increased “forced labour” in garment supply chains

Research & Innovation
This study examined 302 factories, finding that forced labour and exploitation increased in garment supply chains across Ethiopia, Honduras, India and Myanmar.

UK Government to sell NHS patient data to third parties

Government
The UK Government will permanently transfer all NHS patient data to a database tomorrow (23 June), which will then be sold to third parties - today is the last chance to opt-out.

Learning from COVID-19 and the continuing malaria fight

Diseases & Conditions
Michelle Davis, Head of External Relations at Malaria Consortium, shares with us what we need to know about learning from COVID-19 and the continuing fight against malaria.

WHO says Delta variant will be globally dominant

Research & Innovation
The World Health Organisation on Friday (18 June) said that the Delta variant, originating in India, would be globally dominant due to "significantly increased transmissibility".

Canada: Infection & immunity focus

Health & Social Care
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research, part of the Government of Canada, has an Institute of Infection and Immunity. Here, we gain a flavour of what they do.

Hospitals of the future: The importance of digital transformation skills

Digital Transformation
Here, Fraunhofer Germany discuss how COVID-19 has driven the adoption of digital health technologies, and offers solutions aiding healthcare professionals to keep up.

CureVac vaccine performs at 47% efficacy in latest trial

Health & Social Care
The German-made CureVac vaccine has given a result of 47% efficacy, much lower than expected - now, the proposed delivery of 225 million doses to the EU is at risk.

COVID-19 in Africa: Where are we?

Health & Social Care
Open Access Government caught up with Dr Mary Stephen, Public Health Expert at the World Health Organization African Region, provides an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in Africa.

REACT study: Scientists say 90% of UK virus cases are Delta variant

Research & Innovation
The latest REACT figures show that 90% of UK virus cases are now the Delta variant, with the highest rates of infection in those...

New ‘superfungus’ emerges in Brazil during pandemic

Research & Innovation
Exhausted medical staff in Brazil have enough to deal with when it comes to COVID-19 - now, a new 'superfungus' has evolved beyond drug treatment.
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