World at ‘perilous moment’ as leaders warn HIV gains are at risk
Four decades after AIDS first emerged as a global crisis, world leaders, advocates and community representatives gathered at UN Headquarters on Monday issued a stark…
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Global Ebola cases top 1,000 as UN races to reach DR Congo’s most vulnerable
As global confirmed Ebola cases reach 1,000, nearly three million children and adolescents are at risk in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of…
Lysenkoism 2.0 in action: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abuses his power to bully journal editors over a retraction
A journal editor decided to retract and remove a bad study by an antivaxxer named Neil Z. Miller. RFK Jr. publicly demanded to know why….
New facebook group: Critical Counsellors Collective
Over recent years, we have become increasingly troubled by the direction of travel within counselling, psychotherapy and the wider mental health field. A profession that…
Impact of Medical Training Prioritisation Act on specialty training recruitment
The latest NHS England management data has shown the real life and immediate impact of the Medical Training Prioritisation Act. The Act came into force…
NHS hay fever advice searches double as temperatures rise during World Cup
Visits to the hay fever advice on the NHS website have more than doubled in the past week as temperatures rise this weekend. There have…
Jeremy Clarkson in remission from prostate cancer
The presenter shared his “aggressive” cancer diagnosis on an episode of Clarkson’s Farm earlier this week.
Ebola in DR Congo: One month on, scaled up response remains insufficient
One month after the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, case numbers continue to rise.
Minimum age of 11 set for UK puberty blocker trial
Gender-questioning children will have to be at least 11 years old to take part in a clinical trial of puberty-blocking drugs.
DR Congo: Efforts ramp up as Ebola outbreak accelerates beyond borders
The spread of Ebola is accelerating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) amid continued armed violence, posing a grave and growing risk…