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A united approach to fighting COVID-19 in Europe
The European Commission has set out several actions to be taken across Europe to establish a united front in beating the COVID-19 virus.
The European...
COVID-19 lockdowns reveal loneliness crisis for young people
The national COVID-19 lockdowns across Europe are having an alarming effect on young people under 30, according to new research, with many experiencing the...
First global resolution on meningitis prevention and control
A global roadmap to defeat meningitis by 2030 has been established under the leadership of the World Health Organization.
At the 73rd Session of the...
Boost for UK social care needed to support exhausted workforce
An immediate financial boost is needed for social care to support its exhausted workforce and ensure that vital services do not collapse, says ADASS.
The...
Major UK Mental Health Act reform to give patients more autonomy
Patients in the UK are set to have more control over their mental health treatment in a major overhaul of the country’s Mental Health...
UK forms new strategy to improve rare disease diagnosis and treatment
The UK has created a new framework to accelerate the diagnosis of rare diseases, as well as improving treatment and raising awareness.
More than 3.5...
Drop in number of people seeking mental health support during lockdown
New research has shown a drop of more than third in the number of people seeking help for mental illness or self-harm during the...
New global health insurance card for British citizens
The UK has launched a new Global Health Insurance card (GHIC) as part of the new UK-EU deal.
The UK has made a new agreement...
Factors other than patient health influence medical decision making
Staffing levels, availability of services, equipment, and beds are some of the top drivers of medical decision making – rather than patient health, according...
£6m project to investigate role of food in child and environmental health
UK universities will be leading a £6m project to study food and health with an aim to improve the health of future generations and...
Is the R number the best way to predict the spread of COVID-19?
Researchers have suggested that the R number may not be the best method of predicting the spread of COVID-19 due to national lockdowns.
The traditional...
New pathway for approval of medicines in the UK
A new pathway for the approval of medicines in the UK has opened, aiming to bring closer collaboration between authorities and bodies and helping...
Inquest finds air pollution contributed to girl’s death in ground-breaking ruling
The government has been urged to enshrine World Health Organization (WHO) air pollution limits into UK law, following an inquest into the death of a nine-year-old girl.
Pregnant women excluded from three quarters of COVID-19 trials
New data has shown that pregnant women are being excluded from three quarters of COVID-19 treatment trials despite being one of the most in-need...
Calls for urgent reforms to improve care for rare disease patients
Organisations are calling on the UK Government and the NHS to implement urgent reforms in order to improve care for patients in the UK...
Political agreement for EU4Health welcomed by European Commission
The provisional political agreement reached by the European Parliament and Council for the new EU4Health programme has been welcomed by the European Commission.
The EU4Health...
Christmas COVID-19 rules will overwhelm healthcare services
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) and the Health Service Journal (HSJ) have stated that the new COVID-19 Christmas rules will overwhelm the NHS.
In order...
Supporting schools to re-open and prepare for COVID-19 resurgences
The World Health Organization (WHO) has created a new checklist that will help schools to re-open and prepare for possible COVID-19 resurgences.
The checklist contains...
Norway ensures equal access to COVID-19 treatments
Norway is leading the way to help ensure equal access to COVID-19 treatments, as well as developing a new, flagship initiative on noncommunicable diseases.
The...
Hope for UK to return to “normal” with new NHS Test and Trace strategy
In a bid to protect people’s health and continue to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus, a new strategy for the NHS test...