Health News Digest
3rd May 2024
(covering news from the 26th April 2024)
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Health News Digest
Concerns as cross-sex hormones available online for just £11 a month
‘Unethical’ junk food packaging manipulates children into craving sweets, report claims
MMR jab uptake among young people in England up by 23% since 2023, says NHS
Report calls for urgent action to boost children’s mental health support through schools
Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV): vaccine coverage estimates
King’s Fund: System working lays the groundwork for improved dementia diagnosis but more to be done
Healthy lifestyle may offset genetics by 60% and add five years to life, study says
Making mental health services work for older people - Centre for Mental Health
Rapidly rising levels of TFA ‘forever chemical’ alarm experts
PFAS increase likelihood of death by cardiovascular disease, study shows
UK helps secure progress towards new legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution
Sports ask government to address water pollution
Latest measles statistics published
Measles epidemiology 2023 and 2024
Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV): vaccine coverage estimates
E coli bacteraemia: monthly data by location of onset
MSSA bacteraemia: monthly data by location of onset
P aeruginosa bacteraemia: monthly data by location of onset
C difficile infection: monthly data by prior trust exposure
MRSA bacteraemia: monthly data by location of onset
Klebsiella species bacteraemia: monthly data by location of onset
Notifiable diseases: causative agents reports for 2024
Notifiable diseases: last 52 weeks
Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157: annual totals
MMR jab uptake among young people in England up by 23% since 2023, says NHS
Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health: consensus statement
Perimenopausal women have 40% higher risk of depression, study suggests
Report calls for urgent action to boost children’s mental health support through schools
Making mental health services work for older people - Centre for Mental Health
Reduced depression risk associated with low intensity exercise
Syndromic surveillance: weekly summaries for 2024
Weekly all-cause mortality surveillance: 2023 to 2024
Emergency department: weekly bulletins for 2024
GP out-of-hours syndromic surveillance: weekly bulletins for 2024
Remote health advice: weekly bulletins for 2024
National ambulance syndromic surveillance: weekly bulletins 2024