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Stories tagged with 'Public health'
Fasting benefits
Fasting during Ramadan may lower blood pressure – at least temporarily
Fasting during Ramadan is safe and may lower blood pressure – at least temporarily – for both healthy people and those with hypertension.
NEW APPOINTMENT
Professor Petter Brodin joins Imperial as Garfield Weston Chair of Neonatology
Petter Brodin has been appointed as the Garfield Weston Chair of Neonatology and Professor of Paediatric Immunology at Imperial College London.
COVID-19 in Brazil
Pandemic healthcare pressure linked to large number of COVID-19 deaths in Brazil
Healthcare pressure together with inequities in healthcare capacity across Brazil drive high number of COVID-19 deaths.
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Quality change
Reducing air pollution: how can changing behaviours help?
Changing people’s behaviours is key to improving urban air quality, but it should be done in a way that involves the community, say researchers.
Better air quality
We need bolder action on air pollution following new WHO guidelines, say experts
New air quality guidelines released by the WHO show there are harms to human health even at the lowest observable levels of exposure.
Public Health Excellence
Imperial renews membership of £25 million NIHR School for Public Health Research
Imperial’s membership of NIHR School for Public Health Research renewed for further five years following £25 million investment.
Next BMA President
Professor Neena Modi appointed President of the BMA
Professor Neena Modi, Professor of Neonatal Medicine, has been appointed as the next President of the British Medical Association (BMA).
COVID PROSPECTS
UK on the road to normalcy but with difficult weeks ahead – Neil Ferguson
It is now much harder to model and predict the pandemic due to uncertain levels of immunity, Professor Neil Ferguson told a group of policymakers.
Cholesterol levels
‘Silent’ high cholesterol condition diagnosed too late and undertreated
A new report has highlighted the late diagnoses and undertreatment of a genetic condition which causes cholesterol levels to soar.
