Public Health
‘I woke to find a rash all over my body’ – UK Health Security Agency
Saijal Ladd, Prescribing Advisor - Medicines Planning and Operations, NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board (ICB), shares her experience of contracting measles at...
What is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and how can you help combat it? – UK Health Security Agency
Imagine a world where common infections became life-threatening, because our medicines no longer worked. It might sound like the plot for a dystopian film,...
How we monitor invasive mosquitoes and stop them spreading in the...
As we release data showing a significant rise in travel-related infections like dengue and malaria, we speak to Colin Johnston, Senior Medical Entomologist at...
How to stay healthy while wild swimming – UK Health Security...
Swimming is a great form of exercise we can all enjoy, and there are hundreds of beautiful wild swimming sites across the UK to...
How high is the risk of catching mpox and how can...
Credit: CDC/ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
This blog post was reviewed and updated in November 2024.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared...
A parent’s guide to keeping kids healthy this school year –...
With kids getting back into the classroom, now is a good time for parents to familiarise themselves with some of the common illnesses that...
