Much of £11bn Covid scheme fraud ‘beyond recovery’, report says
The response to the pandemic led to “enormous outlays of public money which exposed it to the risk of fraud and error”, a report says.
Category: Health
Feds promised ‘radical transparency’ but are withholding rural health fund applications
Medication-delivering drones and telehealth at local libraries are among the ideas state leaders revealed in November for spending their share of a $50 billion federal
What’s holding back plant-based meat in Australia?
Despite growing interest in sustainable eating, the plant-based meat sector faces cultural, social and psychological hurdles that run deeper than taste and price. But attitudes
Flu season has come early – should you buy a vaccine this year?
Flu has come early and experts predict it could be a particularly nasty season, with a new strain circulating.
Hungry mothers and dirty wards – maternity care ‘much worse’ than anticipated, review chief says
An interim report by Baroness Amos finds poor care and dirty wards are blighting England’s maternity services.
Partial victory for nurse in NHS trans changing room row
A tribunal said NHS Fife harassed Sandie Peggie but dismissed other claims she made against the health board and a transgender doctor.
Supportive marriages may shape appetite control through oxytocin and the brain–gut axis
Supportive marital relationships are associated with lower BMI, fewer food addiction symptoms, higher oxytocin, stronger frontal brain responses to food cues, and favorable gut tryptophan
Hotter days and nights are already stealing sleep across the U.S.
Rising nighttime and daytime temperatures are associated with reduced sleep duration, poorer sleep continuity, delayed sleep onset, and altered sleep stages in a large U.S.
Everyday PFAS exposure alters placental function in early pregnancy
This study measured real-life PFAS concentrations in first-trimester human placentas and used these data to create a pregnancy-relevant PFAS mixture. In 3D trophoblast spheroid models
Early RSV infection turns maternal allergy into a powerful driver of childhood asthma
Early-life RSV infection and parental allergy interact to substantially increase childhood asthma risk, supported by population data from more than 1.5 million children and mechanistic
Genome-edited immune cell therapy shows promise for treating aggressive blood cancer
A groundbreaking new treatment using genome-edited immune cells, developed by scientists at UCL (University College London) and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), has shown promising
Masks to be worn in hospitals as flu cases surge
Frimley Health NHS Trust is the latest to reintroduce masks as UK hospitals come under strain.
Maternity care failings ‘much worse’ than anticipated, says head of national review
An interim report by Baroness Amos finds poor care and dirty wards are blighting England’s maternity services.
Life after stroke: The hidden struggle for recovery
Stroke is one of the leading causes of serious and complex adult disability; anyone reading this could be the next stroke survivor.