Scientists comment on high numbers of hospitalisations from flu, as reported by NHS England. Prof Penny Ward, Visiting Professor in Pharmaceutical Medicine, King’s College London, said: ...

“This review reports the association between coffee (ordinary and decaffeinated) and tea drinking with risk of head and neck cancers. The overall conclusion is that the consumption of these beverages ...

Experts commented on the Government’s plans to completely ban neonicotinoids. Dr Philip Donkersley, Senior Researcher in Ecology and Evolution at Lancaster University, said: Is this evidence-based?

Prof Paul Hunter, Professor in Medicine, UEA, said: “We still know very little about this other than so far there have been 376 people reported as affected and 79 dead, however given the difficulties ...

A study published in The BMJ looks at Alzheimer’s disease mortality among taxi and ambulance drivers. Dr Richard Oakley, Associate Director of Research and Innovation at Alzheimer’s Society, said: ...

The ‘Nexus Assessment’ is the most compressive assessment of the complex interlinkages among the global biodiversity, water, food, health and climate change crises. The report considers the ...

Journalists came to this online briefing to hear from three authors of the report and put their questions to them.

A study published in The Lancet Oncology looks at colorectal cancer incidence in young and older adults. Dr Sarah Bailey, NIHR Advanced Fellow, University of Exeter Medical School, said: “I’d agree ...

“This is the first network meta-analysis (NMA) to compare pharmacological, psychological, and neurostimulatory interventions for ADHD in adults, including more than 14,500 participants. The ...

Scientists comment on the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment. Dr Lisa Norton, Agro-ecologist, senior scientist, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), said: ...

A study published in PNAS looks at human health impacts of plastic chemical exposure. Dr Stephen Burgess, Group Leader at the MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge, said: “This article is an ...