Public Health
Who’s eligible for the 2025 COVID-19 vaccine, or ‘Autumn Booster’? – UK Health Security Agency
When autumn comes, protection from any earlier COVID-19 vaccination you may have had will be starting to wane. For those who are more likely...
What the evidence says about interventions to reduce pollution and improve lives – UK Health Security Agency
Breathing in polluted air affects our health, reduces our life expectancy, and costs our society billions of pounds each year. It is estimated that...
How to avoid rabies and what to do if you’re exposed while travelling – UK Health Security Agency
Rabies is a rare but deadly viral infection that affects the brain and nervous system. Human cases of rabies are extremely rare in the...
How to stay healthy while wild swimming – UK Health Security...
Swimming is a great form of exercise we can all enjoy, and there are hundreds of beautiful wild swimming sites across the UK to...
How high is the risk of catching mpox and how can...
Credit: CDC/ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
This blog post was reviewed and updated in November 2024.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared...
A parent’s guide to keeping kids healthy this school year –...
With kids getting back into the classroom, now is a good time for parents to familiarise themselves with some of the common illnesses that...
