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Benefit cuts will worsen mental health crisis for low-income people

Mental Health
Mental health charity Mind warns that cutting benefits will deepen the mental health crisis for people on low incomes.

Hospital trials app to help new parents caring for premature babies

Technology
Parents of babies leaving the NICU have been using an app to get real-time medical updates - giving them vital information that may otherwise get lost.

Moderna aim to make combined flu-COVID vaccine for 2023

Research & Innovation
Speaking at the World Economic Forum, CEO Stéphane Bancel said Moderna aim to create a combined flu and COVID vaccine.

‘Artificial pancreas’ uses algorithm to protect body from diabetes

Research & Innovation
Scientists have created an 'artificial pancreas' that uses an algorithm to protect the body - especially ground-breaking for young children with type 1 diabetes.

Scientists discover how Zika Virus evades cellular antiviral response

Diseases & Conditions
The human immune system is an intricate web designed to stop invading pathogens - but with over 200 virus species capable of infecting humans, some have a way to break through.

Study says breastmilk does not pass COVID to babies

Health & Social Care
Scientists say that breastfeeding will not pass COVID-19 onto a child - there was no infectious material found in the milk itself.

Higher risk of death at emergency centres with 5+ hour wait times

Health & Social Care
Research finds that waiting over 5 hours in emergency care before admission to hospital is linked to a heightened risk of death from any cause.

Which groups are impacted by decreased cervical cancer screenings?

Cancer Research
A survey points out the low number of cervical cancer screenings across the US, whilst examining which demographics are being hit the hardest.

Study finds three doses of Pfizer vaccine can handle Omicron

Research & Innovation
New data suggests that the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine, at three doses, is enough to stop the Omicron variant from creating severe COVID.

Germany taking steps towards removing Nazi-era abortion law

Government
German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann, is attempting to overturn a Nazi-era law forbidding medical professionals to share information on abortion procedures.

New guide to help identify eating disorders in the emergency room

Mental Health
With between 1.25 and 3.4 million people in the UK suffering with eating disorders, how are they still slipping through the gaps of modern healthcare?

Vaccine passports: Reimagining their cybersecurity

Technology
Jonathan Jackson, BlackBerry, looks at how vaccine passports and digital vaccine certificates could work - while facing off with cyber-criminals across the world.

Social care is in crisis, but technology is here to help

Health & Social Care
Paul Berney, CMO at Anthropos, explores how technology could help relieve the burden on the UK’s stretched social care staff.

The hidden health problem of nocturia

Health & Social Care
Dr Deborah Lee, Dr Fox Online Pharmacy, explains the problem of nocturia and takes a look at what it actually means for your health.

GPs prescribe broad-spectrum antibiotics to avoid “time-consuming tests”

Health & Social Care
A study finds that broad-spectrum antibiotics are prescribed due to a lack of resources for GPs - with "time-consuming microbiological tests" taking too long.

WHO supports two new drugs for COVID-19 treatment

Health & Social Care
The two drugs, tested across seven trials on 4,000 COVID patients, can protect the immune system from overloading and lessen chances of ventilation.

NHSE sanctions limit basic healthcare for young trans people

Health & Social Care
Lui Asquith, Director of Legal and Policy at Mermaids, dissects new NHSE sanctions placed on young trans people looking for basic healthcare.
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