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NHS to save £17 million by freezing new prescription costs
Prescription costs will be frozen by the NHS to help ease the rising cost of living across the UK, saving £17 million overall for patients.
Diagnostic hubs: A short-term fix for a long-term problem?
Collette Johnson, Head of Marketing at Sanome, turns the spotlight onto diagnostic hubs. Are they a short-term fix for a long-term problem, she asks.
Estrogen treatment can reduce COVID-19 mortality by 22%
Researchers find that estrogen can reduce the severity of COVID-19 mortality, explaining why fewer women were affected by the disease than men.
The link between imbalanced hormones & osteoporosis
Dr Ghazala Aziz-Scott, Hormone Specialist, examines the link between imbalanced hormones and osteoporosis and why hormone treatment is so important.
$70 billion in US healthcare costs saved by Pfizer vaccine rollout
The Pfizer vaccine saved up to $40 billion in healthcare costs and over 110,000 lives, in just one year of being rolled out to the US population.
Negative sentiments on social media influence vaccine hesitancy
Research examining Twitter opinion about vaccines shows that social media is a considerable factor influencing vaccine hesitancy.
Are Community Diagnostic Hubs the way forward?
Medispace, a provider of fully equipped MRI trailers and CT trailers, looks to the future of community diagnostic hubs, advocating for much-needed changes to be implemented.
Prioritising structured diabetes education for better health outcomes
Karrie Wallace, Education Services Clinical Lead, Spirit Health, explains the elements that comprise diabetes education & how education at an early stage can have a significant impact on health outcomes & NHS resources.
Early puberty increased globally during COVID pandemic
Early puberty, which mainly impacts girls under the age of eight, surged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Understanding the effects of Long COVID on mental health
Professor Marcantonio Spada, Consultant CBT Practitioner at Onebright, helps us to understand the effects of Long COVID on mental health.
People high in grandiose narcissism less likely to get COVID vaccine
Research reveals that people high in grandiose narcissism are less likely to wear a mask or get vaccinated.
Can predictive genomics make our healthcare systems more sustainable?
Dr Zisis Kozlakidis with Francesco Florindi, discuss predictive genomics and ask if it can help make our healthcare systems more sustainable.
Lockdown creativity: Free time has a positive correlation with creative activities
COVID-19 lockdown creativity, blooming visibly online, demonstrated a positive correlation between free time and creative activities.
How does obesity threaten the US military’s mission readiness?
The obesity epidemic has a grave impact on the US military’s mission readiness, by limiting the number of available recruits and decreasing re-enlistment candidacy.
2.7 million disabled Ukrainians “trapped or abandoned” by war
Mr. Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of the Nippon Foundation, discusses how governments, businesses and NGO's must not overlook disabled Ukrainians.
NIH begins clinical trial for Epstein-Barr virus vaccine
The clinical trial will test an Epstein-Barr virus vaccine developed by Novavax, one of just two attempts in over a decade.
Research shows vegan diets can improve type 2 diabetes
Research finds that vegan diets can help type 2 diabetes patients to lower blood sugar – with meaningful results in just 12 weeks.
WHO says COVID pandemic caused 14.9 million excess deaths
The World Health Organisation (WHO) say the pandemic led to 14.9 million global excess deaths, caused either by the virus itself or disrupted access to healthcare.
Racial medical guidelines to be removed from US healthcare
A paediatricians’ group in the US have made moves to abandon racial medical guidelines, which create disparities in healthcare.
Study finds 2.5% of transgender kids go through detransition
The research found that 2.5% of transgender kids go through detransition, while the majority of young people keep their gender identity after five years.
