Water Safety for Summer

Water Safety for Summer: During summer more and more people are looking to explore the great outdoors and to visit the seaside with their families...

COVID-19 has made us more sustainable

COVID-19, rather than the threat of climate change, has spurred Australians to become more sustainable, according to research from The University of Queensland. A study...

Sepsis Research FEAT

Charity Sepsis Research FEAT prepares for Sepsis Awareness Month 2022: Sepsis takes the lives of approximately five people every hour in the UK. This devastating condition...

WHO: Vaccine-derived polioviruses

To eradicate polio, we need to stop all strains of the virus, including vaccine-derived polioviruses. This short video explains how these rare virus strains emerge...

Cost now biggest turn-off to smoking

Cost now biggest turn-off to smoking: Rising cigarette prices have overtaken health concerns as the biggest motivator for people to cut down or stop smoking....

Maternal mental health impacted by pandemic

Maternal mental health and well-being profoundly impacted by COVID-19 pandemic: Maternal well-being has been profoundly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a third of women...

Polio booster campaign

Polio booster campaign: Last month an unvaccinated man in Rockland county, New York contracted and became parylised by Poliomyelitis (Polio).  This was the first recorded...

UK first country to approve bivalent vaccine

First bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine approved by UK medicines regulator: The adapted COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna targets two different coronavirus variants – the original...