Sociological Observations on the UK’s Vaccine Role-Out
The UK has vaccinated more people (proportionate to population) than any other country: This is probably due to a combination […]
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Strategies for Improving Health in Developing Countries
These obviously stem from people’s theories about what the ‘causes’ of poor health are. Long term economic growth The first
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Theories of Development applied to Health
As a genera rule, people in developing countries suffer from poorer health than people in developed countries – with higher
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Sociological Perspectives on the Coronavirus
The UK government today declared that the Coronavirus was a ‘serious and imminent threat to public health‘. This certainly seems
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Coronavirus – like the Borg but worse, apparently!
The World Health Organisation is meeting today to decide whether the Coronavirus constitutes an international global health emergency. The first
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The challenges of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Ebola recently resurfaced in Democratic Republic of Congo, and has now infected more than 2500 people in the Eastern part
What is the significance of the ‘increase’ in student suicides?
How doe we explain the recent increase in higher education student suicides? Are there any underlying causes, or is this just a ‘moral panic’?
How do we explain the 500% increase in prescriptions for Cow’s Milk Allergy between 2006 to 2016?
In a recent BBC documentary: ‘The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs’ Dr Chris Van Tulleken (Dr CVT) set out to
Why are we relying more on drugs to treat teenagers’ mental ill-health?
we’re relying more on drugs to treat teenagers’ mental ill-health, but could we be giving out pills to thousands of teenagers which are not only ineffective but actually have severely dangerous side effects.
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Indicators of Health in International Development
Health is a crucial indicator of development – The International Aid community believe that health is the most important thing