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 needed and vapes have no rightful place in young people’s lives. Children are being targeted with colours, branding and flavours such as bubble gum or … Read more
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, apps and quick-fix remedies that promise to convert existing medical care into a more accessible, equitable and affordable system. The emergence of artificial intelligence has … Read more
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 Death Rates Due to Opioid Overdose Among Adults 55 Years or Older, 1999 to 2019,” “Older adult opioid death rates on the rise.” Gary Kennedy, … Read more
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 attention, and her Apple app, The Whole Pantry, racked up 300,000 downloads. A Whole Pantry cookbook, to be published by Penguin, was on the way. … Read more
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 disease. It’s a sedentary lifestyle, poor quality oils, salts, contamination of ingredients and overeating—that has given our nutritious cuisine a bad name.” A health bulletin … Read more
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 sick. More people in Scotland died at the height of the ’89 epidemic than at the peak of the first wave of Covid-19 in 2020. … Read more
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: The African American Struggle against HIV/AIDS. CDC: “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, June 4, 2021,” “Basic Statistics,” “HIV and African American People,” “HIV and Gay … Read more
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 that there is very, very good protection in the older ages, where there is virtually everyone double vaccinated. Source link
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 COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people interact and grieve, experts warn. “We’re about to have a mental health epidemic because of COVID,” Vickie … Read more
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 Officer Professor Chris Whitty, he said there are already things in place to slow the virus’ growth but “it requires speed, it requires action” to … Read more