Sugar tax on soft drinks has reduced obesity levels in UK schoolchildren
The introduction of a sugar tax on soft drinks in England has led to a decline in the number of cases of obesity in...
The Lancet Countdown: climate change and health
Lorna Rothery spoke to the Executive Director of the Lancet Countdown, Marina Romanello, about the urgent need to address climate risks to safeguard a...
Making mental health policy a core part of the EU agenda
Since joining the European Parliament in 2019 Maria Walsh has been a driving force for the improvement of mental health policy and awareness. Here,...
Aligning the healthcare sector with global climate goals
Don Lleber, Founder and Campaign Director of the First, Do No Harm campaign, discusses the urgent need for the healthcare sector to divest from...
Poor insecticide policy led to unnecessary malaria cases
A new study by University College Cork shows poor insecticide policy resulted in thousands of unnecessary malaria cases.
Malaria is a serious infection spread by...
Global health funding hits record high during COVID-19 pandemic
A new global analysis shows that global health funding hit a record high, but greater investment is needed to prepare for future pandemics.
In a...
How can maternity discrimination still exist in 2023?
Maternity Action, a leading UK charity, spoke with Monet Bailey about how they support expecting and new mothers, maternity discrimination in the workplace and...
Rates of ankle fracture surgery could be reduced with better guidelines
The percentage of ankle fractures that lead to surgery could be reduced by 20% in the most common type of fracture, according to new...
Patients with private health insurance are likely to receive more treatment
Patients in Switzerland with private health insurance are more likely to receive cardiac treatment than patients with basic health insurance, according to the University...
Improving perinatal mental health
Dr Fiona Challacombe, Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lecturer at King’s College London, describes some of the mental health challenges faced by new and expectant...
The cost of population health
We spoke to Dr Tammy Boyce, Senior Research Associate at UCL Institute of Health Equity about how increased levels of poverty are impacting population...
Why we must address period poverty in the UK now
Monet Bailey spoke with Tina Leslie, the Founder of the Freedom4Girls charity, about how it is tackling the challenges surrounding menstrual health and the...
Treating high blood pressure in Black African and Caribbean communities
Tracey Bignall from the Race Equality Foundation discusses the Share the Pressure project which is treating high blood pressure in Black African and Caribbean...
Meeting the needs of the healthcare workforce
Lorna Rothery spoke to Pedro Delgado, Vice President of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement about how solutions to the healthcare workforce crisis can be...
Reducing meat consumption for human and planetary health
The overconsumption of meat is having detrimental repercussions for human and planetary health. We discuss what these are, and what we can do about...
Adults coming off antidepressants should be given safe support over time
NICE outlines that adults coming off antidepressants should have the dosage reduced in stages to reduce the likelihood and severity of withdrawal symptoms.
A new...
WHO: Malnutrition in children requires urgent action
United Nations agencies call for urgent action to tackle malnutrition in children hit by unprecedented food and nutrition crises.
Malnutrition in children is taking...
Statins should be offered to more people at risk of heart disease
Updated guidance from NICE recommends that the use of statins for heart disease and strokes should be considered for people at a lower risk...
It is time to address ethnic inequalities in maternal healthcare
A recent study by the University of Liverpool emphasised that Black, Asian and ethnic minority women are facing inequalities in maternal healthcare. Dr Oluwaseun...
NHS waiting list times are falling
NHS waiting list times have fallen for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new figures.
The decline in NHS...
