Excess sugar intake is linked to various health issues. There is a causal relationship between sugar intake and tooth decay, which has a large impact on child physical and mental health (1). Oral diseases are…
Bacteria emerged from hyperthermophiles about 3.5 billion years ago. They not only adapted to their environment but also changed it creating the oxygen enriched atmosphere that is the pre-requisite for much life on Earth. This…
The health and social care sectors are seeing unprecedented challenges, which is putting pressure on our systems to improve both quality and efficiency whilst improving patient outcomes in the face of increasing demand. It is…
The economic conditions for survivors to leave their perpetrators are already wholly unfavourable, with finances often acting as a barrier to leaving an abuser. Perpetrators often control household income, which makes it harder for survivors…
About 150 years ago we began to leave the period in human history dominated by frequent and repeated pandemics. Separating human faeces from drinking water and better diets were crucial. We began to live longer.…
The NHS must establish 24,000 Virtual Ward beds by December 2023 to support a targeted increase of 30% in elective care procedures by 2025. Masimo SafetyNet®, a Digital Health platform from Masimo, can help deliver…
With 1.8 million people waiting for mental health treatment and no additional investment from the covid recovery funding this year, integrated care systems must now take the lead in delivering parity for people with mental…
Has the existential challenge of COVID-19 about which I wrote in my last article been met and have we emerged from the crisis? What has been the cost of our emergence? Have we learnt any…
An ever-growing body of research evidence means that our clinical practice is required to constantly evolve in response to emerging evidence. The result feels like yet a new ‘ask’ every financial year layered on top…
In the battle against COVID, the biggest threat is transmission from inhaling airborne droplets, not from touching contaminated surfaces. Despite a campaign by the world’s leading aerosol scientists, atmospheric physicists and indoor-air researchers, the WHO…
