Health
Total 9 Posts
40 new hospitals delayed until after 2030 amid safety concerns
2 min read
The health secretary has announced a delay in the delivery of the 40 new hospitals in England that Boris Johnson had pledged as Prime Minister until beyond 2030.
Air pollution can increase the risk of COVID infection and severe disease
4 min read
Air pollution can increase COVID risk by weakening our immune defences and exacerbating underlying health conditions.
How the ‘tripledemic’ is restricting cold and flu medicine supplies – and what to do if you’re affected
5 min read
A combination of high demand and poor stock planning may explain current problems with medicine shortages.
How COVID-19 actively suppresses and evades your immune system — Part 1
7 min read
How the COVID virus works and how it hides from T-cells and Natural Killer immune cells to evade your immune system. How it also flies under the radar to reinfect you, whether you are vaccinated or not.
Long COVID: Why it’s so hard to tell how many people get it
5 min read
A recent study suggests one in eight people who get COVID will go on to develop long COVID.
Many people are still shielding from COVID – and their mental health is getting worse.
5 min read
While the general public has become less anxious over the course of the pandemic, the opposite is true for vulnerable people who have been shielding from COVID-19 and whose mental health is getting worse.
Disability – The farce that is PIP.
9 min read
The UK’s benefits system for disabled people, whose life with a disability is a life spent battling to achieve even the simplest of tasks and that takes an immense toll physically and emotionally, is simply vile and insidious, and the assessment is just appalling.