Rachael Hodges

Rachael Hodges is tobacco policy lead for the British Lung Foundation

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Vaping can help people quit cigarettes

Neurology
New understanding of how brain cells talk
Experts from the University of Nottingham have discovered that reversing the modification of molecular messages at synapses in the human brain, may contribute to reversible mental health conditions such as …
Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update
Laboratory testing suspension in Wolverhampton
IBMS response to COVID-19 laboratory testing suspension in Wolverhampton: We must assure the same quality of testing and competence of staff as pathology laboratories in the NHS and private healthcare …
Heart & Lung, Paediatrics, Poverty
Social disadvantage impacts childhood asthma
Social disadvantage in the UK has a lasting impact on childhood asthma. Children experiencing social disadvantage in their first few years of life have a greatly increased risk of asthma …
Global Reach, Infection/Disease
Amnesty: freedom of expression and misinformation crisis
Covid-19: Global attack on freedom of expression is having a dangerous impact on public health crisis: Attacks on freedom of expression by governments, combined with a flood of misinformation across the …
Ageing
Life expectancy declining in many English communities
A substantial number of English communities experienced a decline in life expectancy from 2010-2019, Imperial College London researchers have found. In the five years before the pandemic (2014-2019) life expectancy …