Boris Johnson promised to solve the crisis. But the government’s meagre funding won’t deliver the change that is neededAndy Cowper writes a weekly column for Health Policy InsightBoris Johnson today announced the government’s new plan for social care. …
Proceeds from Sarah Harding’s last single to fund cancer research
Profits from Wear It Like A Crown will go to Christie NHS foundation, which treated singer before her deathProceeds from Sarah Harding’s last single are to be used to fund research by the cancer treatment centre that cared for her prior to her death.He…
We are letting down children with mental health problems | Letter
Effective support requires the provision of basic needs but services are overwhelmed, writes Siobhan BryantAs a senior child and adolescent mental health nurse working in the NHS, I cannot agree more that young people need more than antidepressants (Ch…
‘You’re not geriatric at 35’: women on the eggs, embryos and sperm storage limit increase
The rise to a 55-year limit has been welcomed, but some have concerns about the impact on childrenThe 10-year storage limit for freezing embryos, eggs and sperm will be replaced with a right for individuals or couples to keep them for up to a maximum o…
Texas Right to Life website exposed job applicants’ resumes
Anti-abortion group Texas Right to Life exposed the personal information of hundreds of job applicants after a website bug allowed anyone to access their resumes, which were stored in an unprotected directory on its website. A security researcher told TechCrunch that the group’s main website, built largely in WordPress, was not properly protecting the file […]
No 10 not ruling out ‘firebreak’ lockdown if Covid cases rise
Government denies plan for October half-term lockdown but says option remains open if NHS overwhelmedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDowning Street has not ruled out a “firebreak” lockdown as a last resort if the NHS were to…
Seqera Labs grabs $5.5M to help sequence Covid-19 variants and other complex data problems
Bringing order and understanding to unstructured information located across disparate silos has been one of more significant breakthroughs of the big data era, and today a European startup that has built a platform to help with this challenge specifically in the area of life sciences — and has, notably, been used by labs to sequence […]
Women’s health tech brand, Elvie, tops up Series C to $97M
Elvie, the women’s health tech pioneer behind a connected breast pump and smart pelvic floor exerciser, has topped up a Series C which it announced earlier this summer (July) — adding a further £12.7m to bring the total raised to £70 million ($97m). The 2013-founded, UK-based startup previously raised a $42M Series B in 2019, and […]
Bupa is being a real pain over my dental claim
My wisdom tooth needs to come out but it says the policy only covers ‘active symptoms’I have a medical insurance policy with Bupa that doesn’t cover day-to-day dentistry, except for “surgical operations”. At a recent dental checkup, I was told I needed…
‘No one may be compelled’: Zimbabwe unions go to court over Covid jabs
Firms accused of ‘rounding up workers like animals’ for compulsory vaccination as country acts to stop spread of virusThousands of workers in Zimbabwe have been told they will face the sack if they refuse to be vaccinated with one of the Covid-19 jabs,…