The latest health and social care news and a look at research and development into the treatment of common and rare diseases alike. We also look at the vital changes being made to help deliver effective healthcare through the digital transformation within the NHS.
Resident doctors in England have announced strike action from 17–22 December amid a growing dispute over pay, warning that years of real-terms wage cuts and staff shortages are putting the NHS under extreme pressure.
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.
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.
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.
Scientists find that persistent cognitive symptoms of the virus, known as COVID brain fog, can be equivalent to 20 years of ageing or losing 10 IQ points.
