Addiction

Teachers sound the alarm on school vaping

A new study published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health shows teachers and other school staff are worried about the impact of rising e-cigarette use on student mental health and performance, with ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

England sees no need for further restrictions—for now

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he hoped to "ride out" the pandemic without further restrictions, even as he warned that the country faces difficult days ahead as the highly transmissible omicron variant drives ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UK PM says hospitals face 'considerable pressure'

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday said that the UK's state-run hospitals will face "considerable pressure" in the coming weeks due to the steep rise in virus infections.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

British govt rushing tests to schools so classes can reopen

Schoolchildren returned to classes Monday in parts of Europe, while the British government pledged to rush ventilation units and enough COVID-19 test kits to schools to ensure they, too, can reopen later this week despite ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New COVID curbs in England 'last resort': minister

Britain's health minister insisted Saturday reimposing coronavirus restrictions in England would be "an absolute last resort" and that the country must "try to live with COVID".

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