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COVID-19 has created concerns about wellbeing and mental health leading to a growth in research assessing the consequences of the coronavirus on psychological well-being. This generally suggests that symptoms of anxiety and depression and self-reported stress...

This month is Dry January, when lots of people around the UK stop drinking alcohol for the month and try to address the effects of overindulgence during the festive season. If you have not yet joined...

  Higher prevalence of some long-term health conditions in South Asians puts them at higher risk of serious complications from flu. Public Health England (PHE) research suggests that people infected with both flu and COVID-19 viruses...

Mum Kari Sherman has launched her own brand of delicious, freshly frozen hand-made rings which offer a fun and nutritious weaning option for all parents, including for those who have little ones with food allergies. Kari...

Muslim health care professionals are backing a major new campaign urging anyone concerned about cancer to get checked and to keep routine appointments, as new research found that even now, nearly half (48%) of the public...

New data suggests long COVID affects around 10% of 18-49 year olds who become unwell with COVID-19 The Health Secretary is urging the public – and especially young people – to follow the rules and protect...

Children in the midlands and north east have been most impacted Demand for Child Mental Health training increases by over 500% Since coronavirus restrictions first came in to force in March 2020, over half of all children...

  Research shows that being in a room with fresh air can reduce risk of infection from particles by over 70%1* The film is part of the Hands. Face. Space. campaign which urges public to adopt...

The 300th patient to take part in Recovery-RS, a trial that is comparing the effectiveness of different ventilation methods for hospitalised patients with COVID-19, has recently been recruited at Good Hope Hospital. The Recovery-RS trial, led...

The first person to take part in a industry-sponsored BMN 307 gene therapy study for Phenylketonuria (PKU) has been recruited at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB). The PHEARLESS study aims to investigate if a...