First-line defences short-lived
First-line immune defences against COVID-19 are short-lived and may explain reinfection. A new study finds that antibodies produced in the…
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Early diagnosis of alcohol-related liver disease could prevent death
Death from alcohol-related liver disease could be prevented with early diagnosis and intervention, says new study: Patients dying of alcohol-related liver…
Diabetes almost doubles risk of death from Covid
Diabetes almost doubles risk of death from Covid: People with diabetes were almost twice as likely to die with Covid…
Exposing inequities in life expectancy
Exposing inequities in life expectancy : a surge in people dying in their own homes is ‘deeply worrying,’ risking a…
Study suggests greater need for grief support
Study suggests greater need for grief support due to COVID-19: Curtin University research has found people grieving a COVID-related death…
When the time comes
Families of older people dying of progressive chronic disease often feel insufficiently informed about the course of the illness, so…
Rankin: Lost for words
Lost for Words: A Royal London exhibition in collaboration with the acclaimed portrait photographer Rankin aims to encourage people to…
Call for Green Burial Corridors Alongside Roads, Railways and Country Footpaths
A leading public health expert is calling for a strategic initiative to develop green burial corridors alongside major transport routes…
Camelford: Britain’s Forgotten Aluminium Scandal
Last year was the 30th anniversary of Britain’s most infamous pollution event when 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate were inadvertently…
British stillbirth rates remain high
Britain has a higher rate of stillbirth and neonatal death than many other countries in Europe – in 2016 one…
Wellcome Book Prize Winner 2018
This week, Irish author Mark O’Connell won the prestigious £30,000 Wellcome Book Prize 2018 for his critically acclaimed debut To…
My incurable lung cancer by PHE director
I'm happy to be open about the fact that I have incurable lung cancer and I'm also the medical director…