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COVID-19 restrictions not linked to distress levels in England
A new study has found that English people continued to experience psychological distress beyond COVID-19 restrictions.
Researchers from the University College London (UCL) and King’s...
Junk food advertising rules prevent 100,000 obesity cases and save NHS £200m
A University of Sheffield study suggests that policy restricting junk food advertising on Transport for London (TfL) networks has prevented nearly 100,000 obesity cases...
Health Europa Quarterly Issue 22
Welcome to Health Europa Quarterly Issue 22, which features fascinating expert insights in the fields of public health, Alzheimer's disease, antimicrobial resistance, women’s health, nutrition,...
Why sustainable diets are essential for protecting the public and planetary health
Dr Marco Springmann outlines the urgent need to adopt more sustainable diets to safeguard global food supplies as well as public and planetary health.
What...
Five key signs of dehydration to watch out for
What are the key signs of dehydration? Learn everything you need to know about dehydration and its impact on the body.
Dehydration occurs when you...
UKHSA issues heat-health alert due to UK heatwave
Due to this week's UK heatwave, a heat-health alert has been issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Met Office to...
World hunger rates soared by 150 million during the COVID-19 pandemic
New data confirms efforts to tackle malnutrition are insufficient as world hunger rates continue to grow.
In the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition...
Patients in middle-income countries facing major high blood pressure crisis
High blood pressure poses a significant challenge for individuals in middle-income countries, causing increased heart problems and death.
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension,...
Rising carbon emissions could double heat-related child deaths
New research finds that reducing carbon emissions could prevent 6,000 heat-related child deaths in Africa every year.
International scientists, headed by the University of Leeds...
Knee replacement surgery rates decreased following BMI policy introduction
New research highlights that when the NHS introduced body mass index policies, there was a decrease in knee replacement surgery rates.
In a National Institute...
Only one in five people in the US have ideal heart health
A new study by the American Heart Association finds that only one in five people in the US have ideal heart health.
The new research...
Privatising the NHS increases deaths from treatable conditions
The first comprehensive analysis of the impacts of privatising the NHS has revealed that outsourcing NHS services to the private sector increases deaths from...
Project HOPE: Rebuilding the healthcare system in Ukraine
President and CEO of Project HOPE, Rabih Torbay, shares his experience of being on the ground in Ukraine and the many challenges the healthcare...
Covid vaccines prevented 19.8 million deaths in the first year
A modelling study has quantified that Covid vaccines have prevented 19.8 million out of a potential 31.4 million deaths in the first year.
In the...
Tackling obesity in children
With record numbers of overweight and obesity in children, Health Europa Quarterly discusses the key risk factors and challenges around policy and care delivery...
Smoking tobacco increases the risk of depression by up to 132%
New research by the University of Bristol has revealed that smoking tobacco significantly increases the risk of developing depression and schizophrenia.
Staggering data indicates that...
The health costs of the war in Ukraine
Professor of public health, Andrew Lee, speaks to Health Europa about the devastating impact of the war in Ukraine on population health.
It is hard to...
What is monkeypox and how do you catch it?
What is monkeypox? How does it spread? What are the symptoms? Health Europa outlines everything you need to know about monkeypox.
If you have watched...
Harnessing the benefits of hypochlorous acid
Health Europa examines the ever-growing potential of hypochlorous acid, a miracle antibacterial agent that is safe, strong, and sustainable.
On 24 July 1915, a paper...
11th vaccine for COVID-19 approved for emergency use
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for CONVIDECIA, the 11th vaccine for COVID-19.
COVID-19 vaccine developments has come a...