Month: December 2023

UKHSA data dashboard takes over from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) dashboard

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The Coronavirus (COVID-19) dashboard was a ground-breaking tool that demonstrated the strength of public appetite for data and provided local and national decision-makers with crucial information that helped to inform response. From Thursday 21 December it will be fully replaced by the UKHSA data dashboard, which has been available alongside it since its launch in September 2023. … Read more

Death Sentences Are Doled Out Based on Looks

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Though there are guidelines for when a convicted criminal merits the death penalty (in states that still have capital punishment), ultimately, the jury makes the decision. A new study finds that the facts of the case are not the sole determinant of whether or not a jury will issue a death sentence—based on the research, … Read more

Paywalls Are Slowing the Quest for a Cancer Cure

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Despite significant strides in research and treatments–from liquid biopsy to vaccines, from precision medicine to CAR T-cell therapy–cancer remains the leading cause of death across the globe, taking some 10 million lives annually. And beyond just the devastating human toll, cancer’s economic burden on patients and their families exceeds $21 billion each year, a number … Read more

Severe Obesity Is Increasing in Young U.S. Children

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A new study adds to evidence that severe obesity is becoming more common in young U.S. children. There was some hope that children in a government food program might be bucking a trend in obesity rates — earlier research found rates were dropping a little about a decade ago for those kids. But an update … Read more