Scientists comment on reports from Politico that the Government are proposing to increase the price the NHS pays pharmaceutical firms … read more
          
        
		 	    
    
     			
		
    	   
          
          
            
            Scientists comment on news that the CDD vaccine advisory committee has changed its MMRV vaccine recommendation.    Prof Jonathan Ball, … read more
          
        
		 	    
    
     			
		
    	   
          
          
            
            Scientists comment on the upcoming ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) meeting where CDC vaccine advisers will discuss COVID-19, MMRV … read more
          
        
		 	    
    
     			
		
    	   
          
          
            
            Scientists comment on a press release from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) that says the chickenpox vaccination … read more
          
        
		 	    
    
     			
		
    	   
          
          
            
            Scientists comment on Robert F. Kennedy Jr cancelling funding for mRNA vaccines.   Prof Adam Finn, Professor of Paediatrics, University … read more
          
        
		 	    
    
     			
		
    	   
          
          
            
            Scientists comment on the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan.    Richard Torbett, Chief Executive of the ABPI, said:  “Parts of … read more
          
        
		 	    
    
     			
		
    	   
          
          
            
            Scientists comment on the World Health Assembly adopting the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Pandemic Agreement.   Prof Emma Thomson, Director … read more
          
        
		 	    
    
     			
		
    	   
          
          
            
            Scientists comment on the new Health Data Research Service, funded by the UK Government and the Wellcome Trust.    Professor … read more
          
        
		 	    
    
     			
		
    	   
          
          
            
            The Human Exposome Moonshot Project is a bold initiative to map how environmental exposures shape human health from conception to … read more
          
        
		 	    
    
     			
		
    	   
          
          
            
            Scientists comment on the expansion of the OpenSAFELY data platform.    Prof Andrew Morris, Director of HDR UK, said:  “OpenSAFELY … read more
          
        
		 	    
    
     			
		
    	   
          
          
            
            A study published in The Lancet Public Health looks at life expectancy changes across 20 European countries from 1990-2020.    Prof Jennifer … read more
          
        
		 	    
    
     			
		
    	   
          
          
            
            A study published in the Lancet looks at the heath impact of new drugs recommended by the National Institute for Health and … read more
          
        
		 	    
    
     			
		
    	   
          
          
            
            Scientists comment on Donald Trump appointing Robert F. Kennedy Jr as Health Secretary.   Dr David Nunan, Senior Research Fellow … read more
          
        
		 	    
    
     			
		
    	   
          
          
            
            Scientists comment on Lord Darzi’s report on the NHS England.    Professor Gillian Leng CBE, President of the Royal Society … read more
          
        
		 	    
    
     			
		
    	   
          
          
            
            The latest evidence suggests that up to 40% of all cases of dementia are linked to factors we may be … read more
          
        
		 	    
    
     			
		
    	   
          
          
            
            At the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee meeting regarding the multi-country monkeypox outbreak held on the 23rd June, it was … read more
          
        
		 	    
    
     			
		
    	   
          
          
            
            In light of of news reports about a Downing Street Party in May 2020, here is a comment from Dr … read more
          
        
		 	    
    
     			
		
    	   
          
          
            
            Major efforts are needed to mitigate climate change.  A new report argues that if the drivers and impacts of climate … read more
          
        
		 	    
    
     			
		
    	   
          
          
            
            The Office for National Statistics, have released data on ethnic differences in life expectancy and mortality from selected causes in … read more
          
        
		 	    
    
     			
		
    	   
          
          
            
            In a speech this morning titled The Future of Public Health*, Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Health and … read more