Wednesday 11 March 2020

What interventions improve college and university students’ mental health and wellbeing? A review of review-level evidence

What interventions improve college and university students’ mental health and wellbeing? A review of review-level evidence This review of 23 evidence reviews published over the last 20 years, establishes what is known about effective ways to improve student mental health and wellbeing. It sets out out what works and what can be done to fill the evidence gaps. What Works Centre for Wellbeing

    Coronavirus : NHS to ramp up testing capacity

    Coronavirus : NHS to ramp up testing capacity With the number of UK coronavirus cases set to rise, NHS England says it is scaling up its capacity for testing people for the infection.

    It means 10,000 tests a day can be done - 8,000 more than the 1,500 being carried out currently.

    Confirmation of any positive test results will be accelerated, helping people take the right action to recover or quickly get treatment.

    Most of the people tested should get a result back within 24 hours. BBC News

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    Second patient cured of HIV, say doctors

    Second patient cured of HIV, say doctors A man from London has become the second person in the world to be cured of HIV, doctors say.

    Adam Castillejo is still free of the virus more than 30 months after stopping anti-retroviral therapy.

    He was not cured by the HIV drugs, however, but by a stem-cell treatment he received for a cancer he also had, the Lancet HIV journal reports. BBC News

    Racism plagues the NHS and it's getting worse

    Racism plagues the NHS and it's getting worse At the end of last year, Dr Radhakrishna Shanbhag made headlines when a patient asked if he could have a white doctor instead of him.

    In a powerful interview, Dr Shanbhag called our national health service a jewel in the crown, but one that needs to take appropriate action to stop the jewel from being tarnished.

    He’s far from alone in experiencing racism as a doctor. The problem of racism in the health service is getting worse, according to new research. Metro

    Budget 2020: what to expect in five charts

    Budget 2020: what to expect in five charts Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s budget will be seen by many as an emergency statement on the coronavirus crisis

    The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, will deliver one of the most difficult budgets in recent times against the backdrop of the coronavirus outbreak.

    The de facto emergency statement will outline the government’s response to the unfolding economic crisis, while Sunak is also expected to offer some indications about how he plans to deliver on Boris Johnson’s promises for higher spending made before the election. The Guardian