The year was 2020 and it saw a global change in the way we live, the way we work, how we interact with each other, how we eat even how we socialise. It affected everyone regardless of age, gender, colour or creed. Why this drastic change? Because it was the year when the Corona Virus stepped in from nowhere and caused a global pandemic not
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As the coronavirus outbreak continues to affect people around the globe, celebrities are turning to social media to cheer up fans. Also many celebrities are giving advice on how to prevent the spread of the ‘invisible killer’, coronavirus, from health advice to much needed light relief entertainment. Danny DeVito, Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller have teamed up with the
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson may have imposed a lock down on the UK for three weeks but suprisingly London Underground was jammed this morning with commuters. Londoners are still trying to get to work this morning despite a 50% decrease in transport around the capital. Piers Morgan expressed his disappointment on people’s attitudes to quarantine rules. He says ” what
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A World Health Organization study suggests that one in four children, in England, aged 11-15 get too little sleep. 27% of school children say that they are too tired to concentrate on their lessons, with it being 17% of 11 year olds, 28% of 13 year olds and 42% of 15 year olds. The proportion of 15-year-olds who say they
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3000,000 mental health patients were put on a long “hidden” therapy service waiting list by the NHS when expecting immediate help. Paul Williams a patient who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder sought help through his GP and ended up waiting several weeks to a month for therapy. In a BBC interview he said “I tried to kill myself whilst waiting”.
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The mental health organization send support messages to people who suffer from severe mental health issues. Located in West London, ‘Shout’ is a mental health support organization that helps to offer a free ’24/7 text helpline’ for people who might be feeling suicidal, ‘anxious’ or experiencing another form of mental health. The organization had been launched by the Duke and
Read moreHealth Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed NHS Trusts have reported cases of listeria are related to pre-packed sandwiches and salads, that were eaten by patients. Over eight hospitals within the NHS that have reported cases of listeria. Listeria is causing patients to their death bed due to sandwiches and pre-packed salad being contaminated. What is Listeria? Listeria is a bacteria, which causes
Read moreEating “ultra-processed” food might increase the chance of an early death, according to the NHS. Researches that have been conducted by two universities in Spain and in France, have instructed that intense extremely processed food considerably will increase your risk of death. Furthermore, studies concerned with thousands of individuals that were funded by organisations in their individual countries, founded that participants died following years of intake extremely processed foods when compared with those who had a strict balanced
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Lambeth joins force with Southwark and Lewisham to tackle the rise of Sexually Transmitted Infection in the boroughs as stated “ sexual health is a national and local public health priority. Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham (LSL) have the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections, HIV and teenage conception rates in London and the UK) Cllr Dyer interview on Sexual Transmitted
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UK facing Plasma shortage that could leave Primary Immune Deficient patients without vital treatment to stay alive. UKPIPS, a charity established for patients with Primary Immune Deficiency (PID) condition ranging to 300 different types. The charity is urging the government to ensure that patients are not denied the immunoglobulin that they need to survive saying this could lead to thousand
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