‘We knew somebody would die’: Teenage patients ‘ignored’ before fatal NHS trust failures/in /by
Mental health patients say nobody listened to their concerns about a north-east England trust.
Australia confirms first diphtheria death amid worst outbreak in decades/in /by
Most cases are in the Northern Territory with some also in Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland.
PCOS name change ‘more representative of condition’/in /by
Health experts in Jersey say the change helps people realise it is not an ovaries-only condition.
Excessive social media ‘negatively impacts wellbeing’/in /by
The World Happiness Reports finds the more time spent on social media the greater loss of wellbeing.
Excessive social media ‘negatively impacts wellbeing’/in /by
The World Happiness Reports finds the more time spent on social media the greater loss of wellbeing.
From decades to years – AI could speed search for brain drugs hiding in plain sight/in /by
Researchers hope the work will help identify affordable, effective drugs to treat conditions like MND.
‘People can feel lonely in a crowd’/in /by
Dawn French discusses loneliness, particularly among older women, on Woman's Hour.
Ebola risk raised to ‘very high’ in DR Congo/in /by
The head of the UN health agency says the risk in the wider region is "high", but it remains "low" at the global level.
UK scientists developing Ebola vaccine that could be ready for trials in months/in /by
The rare species of Ebola involved - known as Bundibugyo - kills around a third of those infected and has no proven vaccine yet.
Keeping research data safe: safe people and safe organisations/in /by

Sally Stewart, Programme Director, North West Secure Data Environment, reflects on the importance of public trust when health data is used for research, and how a focus on security and transparency shapes the work of the NHS Research Secure Data Environment Network, including its newly launched Registration Service.