Public Health

Report shows NHS online services ares failing to keep patients safe

A new report released by The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned that nearly half of all NHS online health…

9 years ago

HERCULES signals hope for rare disease patients

The first sign of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) in the approximately 50,000 boys unlucky enough to have it is a…

9 years ago

Are heat not burn products really harmless?

“Heat not burn” products are predicted to be the next big thing in the tobacco industry. IQOS, which is made…

9 years ago

Over 300,000 NHS patients were wrongly accused of fraud last year

Fraudulent free prescription claims cost the NHS millions every year. The authority carried out random checks, resulting in a fine…

9 years ago

Flu epidemic has highlighted the need for new drugs and vaccines

The 2017 - 2018 flu season has been one of the most severe we’ve seen in decades. The rates of…

9 years ago

Is there a link between payday loans and poor health?

The payday loan industry has boomed in the last two decades. The interest on these types of loans, which are…

9 years ago

Lab grown meat could be on sale within a year

Laboratory grown meat, or “clean meat”, can be made from stem cells and harvested via a biopsy from living livestock.…

9 years ago

Alabama could be the next state to ban smoking in cars with children

In light of the ongoing concerns over the health effects of passive smoking, especially for children, the state of Alabama…

9 years ago

Will the recent CDC cuts put the public at risk?

The Center of Global health was introduced to work to prevent and respond to the outbreak of dangerous diseases across…

9 years ago

Report shows NHS medication errors are putting patients at risk

A new government report has shown that the NHS in England is making millions of errors every year, which could…

9 years ago