Covid infection rates are falling across the UK. The latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) confirm that levels of infection are continuing to decrease. During the week ending July 26th, an estimated 2.6 million people had the virus. This is a significant fall from 3.2 million people in the previous week. The […]
The first deaths from monkeypox have been reported outside of Africa. A 41-year-old Brazilian man became the first fatality outside of Africa. The Brazilian health ministry confirmed the death on Friday 29th July. The man had suffered from lymphoma, which the ministry suggested had “aggravated his condition” due to compromised immunity. Shortly after the news […]
Applications for cannabidiol (CBD) product authorizations have been closed by the Food Standards Agency in the UK. Recently the agency published a public list of 12,000 cannabidiol, or CBD, products and this number has doubled since March of this year. The Food Standards Agency, or FSA, thanked the CBD industry for their cooperation and help […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the outbreak of monkeypox a global emergency. The new classification is the highest possible. It comes after a sharp increase in the number of cases of the virus, which prompted an urgent meeting of the WHO’s emergency committee. There have now been more 16,000 cases of the virus […]
Health experts have urged parents to keep their children out of the sun as a heatwave hits the UK. A heat health alert has been issued for parts of the UK, with temperatures expected to reach over 30 degrees during the week ahead. Temperatures will be highest across the South East but most parts of […]
The death of Dame Deborah James has prompted a surge in traffic to the NHS website’s pages on bowel cancer. Dame Deborah James died on Tuesday 28th June at the age of 40. She was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer in 2016 and recently revealed that she was undergoing end of life care in a […]
Patients who have been waiting for NHS treatment for longer than two years are set to be offered the option to travel to reduce waiting times. Patients in England will be able to undergo treatment in hospitals outside of their local area as part of a move to try to tackle backlogs and help patients […]
Health ministers in Scotland have issued a fresh call for over 75s and vulnerable individuals to come forward for their booster jabs amid a rise in Covid-19 cases. The spring booster, which was introduced to offer additional protection for those at high risk, will be available for over 75s and people with compromised immunity until […]
The Canadian Government is considering adding warnings to individual cigarettes to discourage people from smoking. Ministers have proposed putting health warnings on each cigarette to stop smoking. If the plans go ahead, this would be a world-first. Minister for Mental Health and Addictions, Carolyn Bennett, said that she hoped that the policy would help to […]
New figures from the World Health Organization show that there have now been more than 780 cases of monkeypox reported outside of Africa. The number indicates that cases have tripled in a week. The WHO also suggests that the figure could be an underestimate. At present, the global risk level is set at ‘moderate.’ Monkeypox […]