Tracing changes in the impact of swine flu
Sheila Bird The latest figures for patients hospitalized in England for suspect swine flu provide an opportunity to compare the current cases with those in the first wave in July.read more
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H1N1 deaths: why is England the odd one out?
Nigel HawkesThe latest figures for deaths from H1N1 flu, published by the Health Protection Agency for week 48, raise an interesting question. read more
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Screenwash and Legionnaires' disease
Nigel HawkesThe BBC, and other media sources, report that operating a windscreen washer without added screenwash increases the risk of catching Legionnaires’ disease.read more
View ArticleFlu deaths: a triumph of statistics, not virology
Nigel Hawkes Dame Deirdre Hine’s report on swine flu, published last Friday, acquits all involved of blame for spending £1.2 billion on a pandemic that turned out to be mild.read more
View ArticleHysteria on STIs is overdone
Nigel Hawkes Sex sells papers, so today’s made hay with new figures for sexually-transmitted diseases. “Drunk ladettes fuel a boom in STIs” was the Daily Express headline.read more
View ArticleWhere are the statistics on swine-flu 2010?
Sheila Bird The number of patients with swine flu who need intensive care has already matched the peak reached in 2009 (12-18 November 2009) prompting health reporters to draw a parallel – but...
View ArticleSwine flu data: through a glass darkly
Sheila Bird By 16 December 2010, there were 182 patients with swine flu in intensive care units in England, equalling the worst week in 2009 (180) and deaths from H1N1 had risen from 10 (when doctors...
View ArticleRush for flu vaccine worth celebration
Sheila Bird Let’s celebrate the public’s approval for vaccination . . . read more
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Hold the front page: porn stars get STIs
Nigel Hawkes Here’s a surprise: rates of sexually-transmitted diseases are high among performers in the adult film industry.read more
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