Blog and updates
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17 Oct 2022
Learning disabilities and health inequalities
Did you know that people with a learning disability are more than twice as likely to die from avoidable causes than the rest of the population?
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17 Oct 2022
Excess deaths due to heat highest since 2004
The UKHSA and ONS have jointly authored a report on excess deaths due to the heatwaves we experienced this summer.
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14 Oct 2022
How will social care in England be funded?
There is increasing concern about the funding of social care in England, on the back of Liz Truss's government scrapping the health and social care levy.
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13 Oct 2022
Stem cells and foetal surgery: Improving outcomes through regenerative medicine
Last week the BBC reported on the successful use of a 'stem cell patch' to repair spina bifida in babies in-utero (inside the uterus, before birth).
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12 Oct 2022
Online Safety Bill
A recent inquest found that social media material contributed to the suicide of Molly Russell in 2017. Her father says there should be no further delay to an Online Safety Bill.
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11 Oct 2022
Ellie Simmonds: Smashing prejudices
Ellie Simmonds is making a huge impact on the representation of different body types on mainstream TV.
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10 Oct 2022
The Edenfield Centre: A toxic culture of abuse
BBC Panorama has revealed shocking treatment of individuals at one of the UKs largest mental health hospitals.
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7 Oct 2022
Why are so many medications out of stock?
Results of a recent survey showed that that 54% of UK-based pharmacists said medicines shortages have put patients at risk in the past six months. Why are we so short on medication?
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6 Oct 2022
Could we have a surge in flu and coronavirus cases this winter?
Australia and other parts of the southern hemisphere have seen the most 'rampant' flu season during their winter for years. Experts are warning the same could happen in the UK.
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5 Oct 2022
The link between gum disease and other health conditions
Gum disease is a common chronic health condition. Did you know it is linked to many serious diseases?
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4 Oct 2022
Alzheimer's drug lecanemab labelled as historic
At the end of September preliminary results of a phase 3 trial into the drug lecanemab were published, showing a slowing of pace in cognitive decline of individuals living with Alzheimer's.
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3 Oct 2022
German government sued over toxic air pollution
A group of German residents are suing their government over "dangerously" high air pollution levels.
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30 Sept 2022
The 'junk food ban', the cost of living crisis and politics!
Earlier this year, the government decided to delay the so-called 'junk food ban' until October 2023. This week the Labour Party Shadow Health Minister, Wes Streeting, cast doubt over whether the...
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29 Sept 2022
Did you know it is Organ Donation Week?
Organ donation is when you decide to give an organ to save or transform the life of someone else. You can donate some organs while you are alive, and this is called living organ donation. However,...
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28 Sept 2022
Using Artificial Intelligence in healthcare
How much do you know about Artificial Intelligence in healthcare? Could computers discover new medicines?
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27 Sept 2022
The Rapping Science Teacher: Brilliant videos to support health students
The Rapping Science Teacher provides concise, informative and fun rap videos on tricky science concepts.
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26 Sept 2022
Interface: An online safety podcast for education professionals
Created by SWGfl, Interface is an online safety podcast that exists to help everybody with their online safety challenges and questions, to support the use of technology free from harm.
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23 Sept 2022
Too much of a small thing - microplastics in the human body
Microplastics have been found in human lungs and blood. But what damage are these tiny particles doing?
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22 Sept 2022
'Chrono-Nutrition' - how is our diet and metabolism influenced by the rhythms of our body's internal clock?
A controlled study in healthy people considered 'obese' on the BMI scale has shown that the timing of the largest meal of the day affects perceptions of appetite and hunger but not amount of...
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21 Sept 2022
Struck off - keeping the public safe from harm
The BBC have reported on the case of a nurse that has been 'struck off' the nursing register for misconduct. What does being struck off mean and how does this protect the public from harm?
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