In a new analysis of recent and historical public opinion data on healthcare reform, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health have concluded that public support for the final legislation will depend significantly on what people learn about the bill’s impact on their personal situation. Current public support for specific elements of the legislation will [...]

The new influenza A (H1N1), known as the swine flu, demonstrates the power of people’s perceptions of risk. Sales of face masks are breaking all records not only in Mexico but also in Sweden. Hotel guests are being isolated at a hotel in Hong Kong, and people with the sniffles are being isolated in airports [...]

Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer, published his 2008 Annual Report, in which he called for society to recognise the effect of ‘passive drinking’ on society. He wants to see a shift in public opinion on alcohol similar to the move to smoke-free public places, so that being drunk is no longer an aim of [...]

The ME Association will be fully supporting the two people with ME – Douglas Fraser and Kevin Short – who have succeeded in achieving a Judicial Review into the 2007 NICE Guideline on ME/CFS.
The Judicial Review, which could result in the NICE guideline being withdrawn, is taking place at the Royal Courts [...]

Nearly two thirds of Northern Irish people polled (62 per cent) say that abortion should be legal in cases of rape or incest, according to a new survey from fpa in Northern Ireland [1] . The strong support for women’s right to choose is contrary to the myth that people in Northern Ireland do [...]