In a given year, 1 in 25 adults experience a serious mental illness in the U.S. Furthermore, almost 18.5% of U.S adults will experience...

The 17th of October marked the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. It is a day that gives the opportunity for people around...

With the EU referendum debates ongoing and an increase in the public concern for the refugee crisis, there has been a significant surge...

As our world becomes ever more tightly interconnected, increased cross-border movement of pathogens and people necessitates a more...

Mental ill-health is a growing public health concern, it is not only prevalent in the UK, but all across the globe. It has been estimated...

Falling in line with countries including Mexico, France and Norway, the UK Government has announced plans to impose a tax on beverages...

World Africa Day Lepra has over ninety years of experience supporting those affected by leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases...

When being interviewed about internet surveillance, Gen. Keith Alexander, the former director of the NSA, once joked that the...

Nurses are the glue to clinical life. They are on the front line of care provision, they make us feel at home at our most desperate and...

Speculated by some to be coined from the Swahili phrase ‘Ka-dinga pepo’ – loosely translated as ‘cramp-like seizure caused by an evil...

The national breast cancer screening programme, introduced in 1988, gave promise in reducing mortality of the most common cancer in the...

In a one month period in February 2016 more than 43,000 refugees arrived into Greece alone. The mass exodus of peoples from the Middle...

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is defined by the World Health Organisation as: “all procedures that involve partial or total removal of...

Malaria is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In 2015, there were an estimated 438,000 deaths globally due to malaria, 340,000...

The health and well-being of women and children are not only fundamental human rights, but are crucial for economic development, peace...

In recent years, a crisis has been building in academia. Traditionally, the PhD has been a qualification meant to prepare people for a...

After almost two and half years as Polygeia’s Director it is time for the talented Inesa Rozenman to take up leadership of the...

Obesity was first recognised as a disease by Hippocrates, who recommended dieting, physical exercise, and sun exposure as preventative...

On the 1st of February 2016, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a cluster of cases of microcephaly amongst newborn children...

Immigration detention is the practice of holding migrants for periods of time, either during the processing of their application for UK...