Life expectancy was falling in up to fifth of English communities even BEFORE the Covid pandemic struck, study claims Life expectancy increased in most places in England between 2002 and 2019 But from 2014, more and more communities have seen…
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Portugal’s relief at falling COVID-19 cases tempered by fear
Dr. Nuno Germano had a nagging fear when Portugal’s January surge of COVID-19 cases threatened to overwhelm the public health system, forcing his intensive care unit at Lisbon’s Curry Cabral Hospital to double its number of beds in a week….
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‘Foreign disinformation’ social media campaigns linked to falling vaccination rates
‘Foreign disinformation’ social media campaigns are linked to falling vaccination rates, reveals an international time trends analysis, published in the online journal BMJ Global Health. Every 1 point increase in effort is tied to an average 2% drop in annual…
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7 Ways to Avoid Falling for False Health Information Online
The moment you feel a tickle in your throat or spot a new rash on your child it’s easy to turn to Dr. Google. From the comfort of your couch, you can enter your symptoms into the search engine and…
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