The NHS COVID app is closing down – here’s where it succeeded and where it went wrong
The NHS recently announced that its COVID contact tracing app will be discontinued on April…
What to know about these often misunderstood relationships
Imagine Sarah and John have been in a monogamous relationship for five years. Although they…
How the Troubles affected healthcare in Northern Ireland
Celebrating a quarter century of “peace” since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement will…
Hay fever could be linked to our gut and nose bacteria – and probiotics may help symptoms
For many people, spring has brought with it the dreaded symptoms of hay fever, such…
UK poultry can roam free outside again – but bird flu risk hasn’t gone away
The UK government recently announced that as of April 18, poultry and captive birds can…
Dutch government to expand euthanasia law to include children aged one to 12 – an ethicist’s view
Ernst Kuipers, the Dutch health minister, recently announced that regulations were being modified to allow…
Millions of children deprived of life-saving vaccinations amid COVID pandemic, misinformation surge
In its State of the World’s Children 2023 report, UNICEF says that vaccination coverage levels…
INTERVIEW: Making family planning choices simpler for 8 billion
Instead of instituting these measures, policy and law makers must work to empower women to…
Cholera cases are on the rise – and Europe shouldn’t be complacent about the risk
Cholera, an infection that causes severe diarrhoea and can be deadly, is once more spreading…
Birth control study suggests oestrogen dosage could be drastically cut – here’s what you should know
The amount of oestrogen the birth control pill currently contains is already substantially lower than…