The number of people in England who tested positive for IgG antibodies against covid-19 fell by 26% from June to September, a large study of 365 000 adults has found. Results from the REACT (real time assessment of community transmission) antibody study, available as a preprint paper,1 showed that the national antibody prevalence around 12 weeks after the epidemic’s April peak was 6%. However,…
After years of underfunding, being undervalued, and issues around pay and working conditions, something finally seems to have changed for doctors. Whisper it softly, but…
Norway’s health minister, Ingvild Kjerkol, resigned on 12 April after allegations of plagiarism in her masters thesis. She has been under investigation by Nord University…
Chronically underfunded and with hundreds of thousands of roles vacant, social care is in crisis, piling pressure on frontline services and GPs. One solution comes…
Women and girls living in poor and marginalised communities have been left out of three decades of advances in sexual and reproductive health, according to…
Heart failure not stroke is the most common complication of atrial fibrillation Atrial fibrillation is a major public health problem affecting 37 million people worldwide,1…
It’s easy and somewhat commonplace to liken healthcare to a widget factory, to boil it down to inputs and outputs; to capacity, productivity, and efficiency.…
The Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health (RCPCH) has called for the removal of the “reasonable punishment” defence that allows parents in England and…
New initiatives to boost health literacy in populations and organisations need broad input from patients and the public, says Tessa Richards “Sunshine, rest, exercise, diet,…
Baby food manufacturer Nestlé has been accused of “unjustifiable” double standards after an investigation found that it added high levels of sugar to cereals for…
