Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Woman tested for Ebola in Scotland
A woman who fell ill at an immigration facility centre in Scotland is being tested for the Ebola virus, health officials said Friday.
Aug 15, 2014
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Medical research
Barriers migrants face accessing healthcare during the pandemic
Doctors of the World (DOTW), the Nuffield Foundation and the University of Birmingham have today published "Migration and Vulnerability During the Pandemic: Barriers to Wellbeing," which has revealed that refugees, asylum ...
Sep 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Infectious disease experts warn of outbreak risks in US border detention centers
Over the past year, at least seven children have died from diseases including influenza while being detained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency. Infectious disease experts ...
Jan 30, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New project capturing how BME people with mental illness are coping with coronavirus pandemic
A researcher from The University of Manchester is part of a new project documenting how ethnic minority people with lived experience of severe mental illness—and their carers—are coping during the Coronavirus pandemic.
May 26, 2020
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Vaccination
Increasing vaccine uptake among ethnic minorities
We have been struck by how COVID-19 has affected the health and wellbeing of ethnic minority groups disproportionately. Individuals from these communities are more likely to have severe disease requiring intensive care admission ...
Apr 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A bid to stamp out parasitic disease strongyloidiasis in remote Australian communities
Strongyloidiasis—a poorly understood parasitic worm disease common in remote Australian communities and some returned travelers, refugees or asylum seekers—is finally gaining attention in the national research arena.
Jan 12, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
UK asylum process damaging to health, report reveals
The U.K.'s asylum process is damaging to the health and well-being of people seeking sanctuary—according to a new study from the University of East Anglia.
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