During this month, more than 40,000 young people in Hillingdon will be receiving Chlamydia information through the post and a chance to order a free Chlamydia postal test kit. Young people can get tested for free at many sites in the borough including their GP, local Pharmacies, Contraception and sexual health clinics.

Throughout October, Terrence Higgins Trust is holding sexual health workshops for gay or bisexual men who are university students in London. The workshops, called ‘What they didn’t tell you at school,’ aim to fill any gaps in knowledge that young gay men might have when it comes to sex and relationships.

New research strengthens the link between water pollution and rising male fertility problems. The study, by Brunel University, the Universities of Exeter and Reading and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, shows for the first time how a group of testosterone-blocking chemicals is finding its way into UK rivers, affecting wildlife and potentially humans. The [...]

A study commissioned by three leading scientific institutions has demonstrated substantial financial and social benefits from investment in medical research.
The report, commissioned by the Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust and Academy of Medical Sciences, focused on the returns from UK investment into research in cardiovascular disease and mental health. It found that, for each pound [...]

Brunel University’s School of Health Sciences and Social Care today announces details of its new MSc in Urgent Care, which it is launching in response to upcoming changes to UK healthcare policy and practice. These changes will see patients that require urgent or unscheduled care being managed by a General Practitioner (GP) in Emergency Care [...]