Protect children from vapes epidemic, doctors urge government
The government must ban flavoured and disposable vapes, doctors say, to protect children against a growing epidemic of use in the UK. The British Medical Association says bold action is…
Post-pandemic, time to tackle healthcare’s digital epidemic – ET HealthWorld
Healthcare is on a transformational journey propelled by the explosion of digital technology that has emerged stronger after the pandemic. Social media posts are inundated with techno-solutions ranging from devices,…
Grandma and Grandpa on Drugs: The Senior Citizen Opioid Epidemic
SOURCES: Joseph Puglisi, Las Vegas. National Institute on Drug Abuse: “Substance Use in Older Adults DrugFacts.” Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine: “Disparities by Sex and Race and Ethnicity in…
Dying for Attention: Faking Illness Becomes an Online Epidemic
Back in 2014, Belle Gibson was riding high. The story of how this young Australian wellness blogger had overcome inoperable brain cancer through healthy eating and alternative medicine drew worldwide…
Beating the silent epidemic: Time to bring about a major change in your daily routine
While the health risks of a sedentary lifestyle are already well-known, the past couple of years have exacerbated the problem. It was never the food that was bad and created…
The forgotten flu epidemic of 1989
In 1989, a flu epidemic took hold in Scotland, causing disruption to the education of young people and the hospital care of others as many teachers and nurses were off…
How Black Women Have Fought the HIV Epidemic for Decades
News release, HIV.gov. Harold Phillips, director, White House Office of National AIDS Policy. Daniel Royles, PhD, assistant professor of history, Florida International University; author of To Make the Wounded Whole:…
Covid: Epidemic growing across England, says study
But Prof Paul Elliot, who directs the study, said: "We can take quite a lot of comfort from the fact that when we look in the details, it does appear…
COVID: Mental Health ‘Epidemic’ in Communities of Color
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Communities of color face a burgeoning wave of mental health problems as a result of how the…
‘Epidemic is doubling every seven days’
The government's chief scientific advisor Sir Patrick Vallance says measures must be taken to stop the almost-weekly doubling of coronavirus cases. Speaking at a press conference alongside England's Chief Medical…