Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) – conditions that are not caused by an acute infection – are the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for 68% of total deaths in 2012. They are responsible for significant premature disability, morbidity and mortality, and are …
Antimicrobial resistance is a huge public health concern and tackling it is one of PHE’s seven priorities. As antimicrobial resistance worsens, our antibiotics become less effective, and it’s vital that we keep the public informed on this issue including how they can contribute to save …
We’re pleased to bring you our round-up highlighting some of PHE’s online activity from the past week. Here’s your chance to catch up on what you might have missed including: Zika We published a blog providing information about Zika, which answers …
By now I hope you will have heard that the health sector has hit its first target in the bid to limit climate change. The NHS, social care, and we in the public health system have reduced our carbon emissions …
We all know someone close to us who has had cancer, and by 2020 nearly half of us born in 1960 will be living with a diagnosis of cancer ourselves. Our ability to detect cancer earlier, to understand why some …
It’s always encouraging to hear how an NHS Health Check has changed someone’s life. Take Rajiv, who discovered he had type 2 diabetes after taking up the offer of an NHS Health Check. On the doctor’s advice, he reduced sugar …
The outbreak of Zika virus in South and Central America, and the Caribbean, has attracted widespread media coverage with particular focus on an apparent increase in the number of babies born with microcephaly (a smaller head than expected which can …
