ZPB’s managing director, Alex Kafetz, has been appointed as an independent advisor to assist the inquiry into how a breast surgeon was able to carry out unnecessary operations on patients in the West Midlands. Alex will be taking up this role in addition to his continuing work at ZPB. He was recruited by the Paterson…
More than a fifth of 14 year old girls self harm In a recent report conducted by The Children’s Society, it was found that more than a fifth of 14-year old girls in the UK say they have self-harmed. As a part of the Millennium Cohort Study, 11,000 children born between the years 2000 and 2001 took…
Measles cases hit record high in Europe The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that measles cases in Europe have hit a record high, with more than 41,000 people infected in the first six months of 2018. This has led to 37 deaths from the disease. In England, there have been 807 cases so far…
Vaping can damage immune system A study has found that vaping may be more harmful than previously thought. Researchers at the University of Birmingham found that e-cigarette vapour disabled important immune cells in the lung and boosted inflammation. They said the effects were similar to those seen in regular smokers and people with chronic lung…
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