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1 in 4 ambulance workers witness a death due to delays

One in four ambulance workers has witnessed a death due to delays in the past three years, a mass GMB…

First-line defences short-lived

First-line immune defences against COVID-19 are short-lived and may explain reinfection. A new study finds that antibodies produced in the…

Early diagnosis of alcohol-related liver disease could prevent death

Death from alcohol-related liver disease could be prevented with early diagnosis and intervention, says new study: Patients dying of alcohol-related liver…

Diabetes almost doubles risk of death from Covid

Diabetes almost doubles risk of death from Covid: People with diabetes were almost twice as likely to die with Covid…

Exposing inequities in life expectancy

Exposing inequities in life expectancy : a surge in people dying in their own homes is ‘deeply worrying,’ risking a…

Study suggests greater need for grief support

Study suggests greater need for grief support due to COVID-19: Curtin University research has found people grieving a COVID-related death…

When the time comes

Families of older people dying of progressive chronic disease often feel insufficiently informed about the course of the illness, so…

Rankin: Lost for words

Lost for Words: A Royal London exhibition in collaboration with the acclaimed portrait photographer Rankin aims to encourage people to…

Call for Green Burial Corridors Alongside Roads, Railways and Country Footpaths

A leading public health expert is calling for a strategic initiative to develop green burial corridors alongside major transport routes…

Camelford: Britain’s Forgotten Aluminium Scandal

Last year was the 30th anniversary of Britain’s most infamous pollution event when 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate were inadvertently…

British stillbirth rates remain high

Britain has a higher rate of stillbirth and neonatal death than many other countries in Europe – in 2016 one…

Wellcome Book Prize Winner 2018

This week, Irish author Mark O’Connell won the prestigious £30,000 Wellcome Book Prize 2018 for his critically acclaimed debut To…

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