Global standards to embed health and wellbeing into education system

The first global standards to embed health and wellbeing into the education system have been created amid a rise in mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers at the Centre for Adolescent Health at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) led the two-year project at the invitation of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific […]

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System linked to operational hospitals, shorter lockdowns, lives saved

A staged alert system, designed by scientists and public health officials to guide local policies, helped one city prevent hospital surges and long lockdowns, according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications. In a new study led by The University of Texas at Austin COVID-19 Modeling Consortium in collaboration with Northwestern University, researchers describe the system that has […]

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France to end mandatory outdoor masks and COVID curfew

France on Wednesday said it was ending the obligation to wear masks outside and would bring forward the lifting of a nighttime curfew, as COVID infections fall and the country’s vaccine drive picks up. Prime Minister Jean Castex said the requirement for people to wear masks outdoors in much of the country would be lifted from Thursday, with some exceptions, […]

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UK to face ‘substantial third wave’ of coronavirus as Delta variant spreads, expert says

Doctors urge COVID vaccinations as Delta variant spreads Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marty Makary discusses the COVID-19 Delta variant and vaccine side-effects in adolescents A top expert with the U.K.’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) on Sunday warned the region is approaching a third wave of COVID-19 infections as a highly transmissible variant first detected in India continues […]

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A Doctor Reacts to Demark Soccer Player Christian Eriksens Mid-Game Cardiac Arrest

It was a scary moment for soccer fans around the world when Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during Denmark’s Euro 2020 opener against Finland on Saturday. According to ESPN, the 29-year-old soccer player is reportedly in stable condition at a hospital in Copenhagen, though team doctor Morten Boesen said in a press conference Sunday that Eriksen was […]

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prozac for pelvic floor pain

I’m a GP, I’m burnt out, but let’s be honest: we need to stop playing the victim card and see our patients, says DR MIKE SMITH I had a rare opportunity to spend time with my mum during the last bank holiday.  The sun was shining and Worthing Beach looked alluring. But eventually the conversation took a turn I’d been […]

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