health

WATCH: Orthodox Jews defy health protocols & clash with Israeli police at funeral of rabbi who died of Covid-19

Footage from Ruptly video agency shows police officers trying to push back a crowd of young men from the ultra-Orthodox…

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UK’s BoJo reportedly plans to give health secretary more control by reversing 2012 NHS policies as coronavirus pandemic continues

According to reports, which cited a leaked government document, the changes would pull back on private sector and local involvement…

3 years ago

Lockdown is a disaster for kids’ mental health, and they need support – but we also cannot pathologize an entire generation

“Children in mental health crisis used to be brought to A&E about twice a week. Since the summer it’s been…

3 years ago

As EU falls behind on supplies of Covid-19 vaccines, German health minister entertains possibility of using Russia’s Sputnik V

“Regardless of the country in which a vaccine is manufactured, if they are safe and effective, they can help cope…

3 years ago

If you’re from an ethnic community in England, chances are your health will age 20 years quicker than white Brits, new study says

The study, published in the medical journal Lancet Public Health on Thursday, finds that Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) offered…

3 years ago

Brazil launches probe into health minister amid allegations he botched Covid response in virus-ravaged city

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Ricardo Lewandowski approved the probe on Monday, which will focus on Pazuello’s handling of a deadly…

3 years ago

Swedish health agency investigates after 1,000 people receive Moderna vaccine kept at too low a temperature

A total of 2,100 doses of the US-made vaccine that were kept too cold in transit have been delivered to…

3 years ago

The UK’s vaunted NHS is a National Health Shambles – it wasn’t ready for the Covid second wave and can’t cope. What a surprise

The news has been full of images of NHS intensive care units full to bursting. When cases shot up from…

3 years ago

500,000 more kids face mental health issues as they’re denied school, vaccines, friends and holidays. We’re betraying a generation

Watching my daughter fight the fidgets as she takes part in her latest Google Classroom call with a remote teacher…

3 years ago

5G may not be completely safe, according to a new paper, so why in this health-conscious era are all concerns around it dismissed?

An astonishing paper, published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, claims that there is not sufficient proof that…

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