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How air pollution threatens health and what we can do

Environment
Air pollution poses a significant environmental health risk, resulting in approximately 6.7 million premature deaths annually due to both ambient and household air pollution....

Maternal health: Vitamin D in pre-eclampsia

Women's Health
Dr AlBendar of Clinical Medicine in DOHaD & Founder of The Womb Effect, explains the role of vitamin D in pre-eclampsia in this maternal health focus

US study finds social bias can influence access to PrEP

Health & Social Care
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.

Whole genome sequencing increases rare disorder diagnosis by 31%

Diseases & Conditions
Whole Genome Sequencing from a single blood test has been found to pick up over a third more cases of rare genetic disorders than standard tests do.

How will the budget impact the life sciences industry?

Government
Doris-Ann Williams MBE, BIVDA CEO, discusses the impacts of the latest government budget for the diagnostics and life sciences sector.

WHO approves Bharat Biotech Covaxin for emergency use

Research & Innovation
Today (3 November) the World Health Organisation has approved the COVID vaccine, Bharat Biotech Covaxin, for Emergency Use Authorisation.

Did COVID-19 solitude benefit well-being?

Mental Health
Study finds solitude during the pandemic has positive benefits on well-being, creating feelings of self-growth and competence.

Study finds stark class difference in UK pregnancy outcomes

Health & Social Care
A study, based on over one million NHS births across the UK, reveals a racial and socio-economic difference in UK pregnancy outcomes.

Scientists say fully vaccinated people can transmit Delta variant

Health & Social Care
A UK study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, found that fully vaccinated people can still catch and transmit the Delta variant of COVID.

Scientists create new test for aggressive childhood brain tumours

Cancer Research
The new test could single out childhood brain tumours which are "the most aggressive forms of medulloblastoma" - which would lead to a better, more specific treatment.

New “clickable” COVID vaccine patch in early stages of testing

Research & Innovation
The University of Texas is creating a COVID vaccine patch, which can protect against the virus - without the use of a needle.

Scientists say Pfizer third dose decreases COVID death risk by 81%

Health & Social Care
According to a real-world study involving over 700,000 people, a Pfizer third dose can decrease COVID death risk by as much as 81%.

Scientists find that expectations influence pain intensity

Research & Innovation
The study found that expectations of how painful something will be, actually changes how the pain feels.

NHS says Autumn Budget “missed opportunity” to solve staffing crisis

Health & Social Care
NHS analysis of the Autumn Budget finds that Health spending will return to 2010 levels, but is a "missed opportunity" to solve the staffing crisis - currently, the workforce is 90,000 people short.

When will women be safe from drink spiking?

Women's Health
With last weeks news cycle gripped with first hand accounts of the new drink spiking “epidemic”, where has the coverage gone now?

Indigenous youth resilience: Water protectors

Research & Innovation
Dr Dawn Martin-Hill and Dr Christine Wekerle from McMaster University highlight Indigenous youth resilience research, including comment on what water teaches us.

Study says air pollution changes sperm count via brain inflammation

Research & Innovation
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers find that air pollution can decrease sperm count - via brain inflammation.
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