Health officials have raised the alarm over a drop in flu vaccine uptake after data showed 18,000 deaths associated with the illness over the past two years. Eligible people are now being urged to get vaccinated to protect themselves from winter viruses, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) which hospitalises tensContinue Reading

After Roe v Wade was overturned in 2022, the necessity of free and accessible contraception has been a near-constant talking point. But the cost of contraception in the US is higher than you might think. Indeed, contraception accounted for 30-44 per cent of out-of-pocket healthcare costs for women before itContinue Reading

Politicians chose not to equip the UK with enough intensive care units before the pandemic the chief medical officer has said, as a senior NHS doctor described scenes “from hell” on hospital wards. Professor Kevin Fong – former national clinical adviser in emergency preparedness, resilience and response at NHS EnglandContinue Reading