Psychology & Psychiatry

Smacking children: What the research says

The question of whether it is ever acceptable to smack a child—hitting them with the flat inside of the hand with the aim of achieving compliance—is still highly controversial. In England, this controversy was recently ...

Oncology & Cancer

One in three UK cancer patients diagnosed as emergencies

More than a third of cancers in the UK are discovered after patients are rushed to hospital, one of the highest rates in comparable high-income countries, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

England ends free virus tests under 'living with COVID' plan

The British government is ending the supply of free rapid coronavirus tests to most of the population even though COVID-19 infections remain at record levels, and health officials warn the pandemic could still have nasty ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Do contact-tracing apps have a future?

It may feel like a long time ago, but it's only nine months since the UK was in the grips of the "pingdemic". Back in the summer of 2021, lifting COVID restrictions saw the country's contact-tracing apps—the NHS COVID-19 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UK to end all COVID-19 travel rules ahead of Easter break

Britain's government said Monday all remaining coronavirus measures for travelers, including passenger locator forms and the requirement that unvaccinated people be tested for COVID-19 before and after their arrivals, will ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Boris Johnson scraps remaining COVID restrictions in England

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scrapping the last domestic coronavirus restrictions in England, including the requirement for people with COVID-19 to self-isolate, even as he acknowledged Monday the potential for ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Scientists cautious as England set to end COVID curbs

Scientists warned the British government on Monday not to weaken the country's ability to monitor and track the coronavirus after Prime Minister Boris Johnson ends the requirement for people in England to self-isolate if ...

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