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Breakthrough finding shows children are silent spreaders of COVID-19
A new study has provided critical data that shows children play a large role in the community spread of COVID-19.
The comprehensive paediatric study, carried...
Expert warns that winter conditions could cause COVID-19 increase
Winter weather conditions could cause a higher risk of COVID-19 infection according to an epidemiological expert.
The winter weather condition of low humidity could cause...
PHE to be replaced with National Institute for Health Protection
Today, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced the scrapping of Public Health England (PHE) and its replacement with the National Institute for Health...
UK government to record COVID-19 deaths with new methodology
Today, the publication of daily data on coronavirus deaths will resume using a new methodology to calculate the figures.
Following a review by Public Health...
COVID-19 Law Lab: policy and law to protect health and wellbeing
The newly launched COVID-19 Law Lab initiative is aiming to ensure that laws protect the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities and that...
Reduce esketamine price to manage treatment-resistant depression
Researchers are hoping their new paper will encourage policymakers, insurers, and healthcare leaders to work to reduce the price of esketamine nasal spray to...
The social impact of current science dissemination strategies
EFN Secretary General Paul De Raeve and Patricia Davidson, Dean of the School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University, review the social impact of...
ECDC expert discusses the need for public health support
ECDC Principal Expert for Emergency Preparedness and Response Dr Agoritsa Baka on the need for public health support.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and...
Controlling spread of COVID-19 infection indoors needs to be a priority
Experts have said that controlling the spread of the COVID-19 infection indoors should be ‘the next front of the battle against the virus’.
Experts from...
Government issues COVID-19 workplace infection control guidance
Following the launch of the Government’s test and trace service, it has issued COVID-19 infection control guidance for the workplace.
From today people in England...
UK to undertake review into COVID-19 health impact
The UK Government is to undertake a review into the health impact of COVID-19 which will include outcomes for NHS staff and different groups...
Vitamin supplements boost immune system in fight against COVID-19
New findings have confirmed the efficacy of dietary vitamin supplements – including vitamin C and vitamin D – in helping the immune system fight...
Digital healthcare: growing telehealth market to reach €15.20bn by 2025
A recent report shows that the growing telehealth market is set to reach $16.7bn (~€15.20bn) by 2025.
As the global population increases and health services...
A new evaluation service for teams building digital health products
Harnessing technology to reduce inequality, influence positive social change, and solve complex public health problems is no easy task; but could Public Health England...
CURE group: what is happening to demand for emergency care?
Could the NHS be driving surplus demand and by extension additional strain on services such as emergency care?
The pressures of patient demand on emergency...
Report offers recommendations on displacing illicit cannabis vape market
A new report has been put forward that contains detailed information on proximate causes, and provides recommendations for displacing the illicit cannabis vape market.
In...
California gives notice of emergency cannabis regulations for businesses
The California Bureau of Cannabis Control (Bureau) recently provided notice to the public of proposed emergency cannabis regulations.
The new cannabis regulations set out by...
Discover Public Health England’s commercial opportunities
Professor Nigel Silman of PHE explains how they can help you to further your research.
Public Health England (PHE) is an executive agency of the...
Individual case of rare monkeypox disease confirmed in the UK
Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that does not spread easily between people.
Public Health England (PHE) have confirmed an individual case of the rare...
Climate change: risks to health are growing but health funding isn’t
A new WHO report has highlighted the lack of support for health sectors in the face of climate change.
The report, from the World Health...