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Strep A Infections Spike: UK Health Security Agency Urges Parents to Keep Children under Close Watch

Posted on Dec 9, 2022 by Soham Mitra
Featured image: Cottonbro Studio/ Pexels, 2022 At least 15 children have now died of invasive Strep A, official figures released...Read More

Disproportionate access to the internet has impacted HIV testing

Posted on Dec 6, 2022Dec 7, 2022 by Shashwathi Sudhakar
(Photo Credit: samedaydoctor.org) Latest data shows that lack of access to the internet has led to a decline in HIV...Read More

Public show outrage after GPs in England voted to cut down their working hours to 9 am to 5 pm

Posted on Dec 5, 2022Dec 6, 2022 by Shifali Gorka
(photo credits: National Cancer Centre/Unsplash) GPs of England's Local Medical Committees are seeking to cut down their working hours by...Read More

NHS warns threat of tripledemic this winter as hospital flu cases rise

Posted on Dec 2, 2022Jan 22, 2023 by Thuy Bui
(Photo credit: Duong Bui) The NHS England alerted the risk of a "tripledemic" of COVID-19, flu and record demand on urgent and...Read More

Southwark Council Is Considering to Provide Free Period Products

Posted on Dec 1, 2022Dec 6, 2022 by Miray Akbas
(Photo Credit: Burin Kul) Sanitary products such as pads and tampons may be provided for free in Southwark public toilets....Read More

Concern after asthma admissions jump by nearly two-thirds post-pandemic as air pollution increases

Posted on Dec 1, 2022Dec 7, 2022 by Martina Gramazio
(Photo Credit: LUNAMARINA) New City Hall analysis shows a sharp increase in children admitted to hospitals with asthma: they are...Read More

Tampax triggered #BoycottTampax with a “sexualising” viral tweet

Posted on Nov 29, 2022Dec 6, 2022 by Yijia Wu
Photo: Yijia Wu The US feminine hygiene product brand, Tampax, has sparked a heated online debate by posting controversial tweets...Read More

What is diphtheria? Migrants in Manston Detention Centre are to be vaccinated amidst rising cases

Posted on Nov 26, 2022Dec 6, 2022 by Shifali Gorka
(picture credit: Phil Drew/ Google Maps) A diphtheria outbreak has struck the Manston detention centre, which houses over 3,000 migrants....Read More

The World Vape Show stirs questions of safety and regulation for the UK Vaping industry

Posted on Dec 18, 2021Dec 18, 2021 by Riddhi Kachhela
Flavoured vapes in colourful tubes, given out as freebies by young marketing wizards, literally, saw several e-cigarette smokers line up...Read More

Mental health and the threat of Omicron

Posted on Dec 13, 2021Dec 13, 2021 by Ananya Rao
Due to the Covid-19 lockdown last year, most professionals were forced to work from home, which took a toll on...Read More

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