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Recent scar & wound care articles

The Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine - explained

Experts have cautiously predicted that life could go back to ‘normal’ by next Spring, thanks to Pfizer's game-changing new jab. It’s an astonishing feat, considering that coronavirus didn’t exist (to our knowledge, at least) until a few months ago! So, what is the vaccine, how’s it different from the other candidates and why is the UK so well-placed to administer it? 

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Why is the UK in a good position to fight Covid-19 with the Pfizer vax?

On Monday (9/11/2020), the UK government announced that they had bought 40 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Alongside this announcement, the EU shared that they have ordered 200 million doses, and the US, 100 million. So what does that mean for our capacity to innoculate the country?  

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Am I unreasonable to feel anxious about having a coronavirus jab?

If there’s one thing that many experts seem to agree on these days, it’s that life won’t return to ‘normal’ until we have a vaccine. Society will continue to ground to a halt every so often until we’ve got a way to quell the spread of Covid-19 once and for all.  But given how new this disease and the remedy is, how reasonable is it to feel anxious about having the jab once it starts rolling out?

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Covid-19 vaccination - who will receive the jab first?

Finally some seriously good news! Earlier this week, news of an effective vaccine for Covid-19 hit the headlines. Could you be the first in line to get the Pfizer vaccine? 

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talkhealth meets...TH+ Meditation Teacher Hannah Staunton

Hannah Staunton answers questions about yoga, meditation and the variety of ways to do it.

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Make like the Greeks and heal wounds more effectively with Elastoplast’s Antibacterial Dressings

The only thing harder than sustaining an injury or having to go through surgery is the recovery that comes after it. Just when you think it’s all over, you’ve got to work out a contingency plan for keeping wounds clean and helping scars to settle.

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Skin disease patients aren’t getting enough mental health support, new report finds

Anyone living with a chronic skin condition will tell you that the psychological impact can be severe - something we should all worry about, given that 60% of Brits live with a skin issue. Despite that, patients living acne, eczema, psoriasis and so on, are being left to flounder with insufficient mental health support, a new report claims.

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Skincare - Q&A with dermatology nurse Paula Oliver

Skincare has never been a hotter topic; more and more of us are coming to realise that what we use on our skin is important. It’s not about leaving it until there’s a problem; the best skincare regimes are those we can stick with year on year. Saying that, unique issues do come up. Perhaps our skin type has changed as we’ve gotten older or we’re faced with new problems such as the coronavirus. Hand washing has never been more important but all that harsh soap and sanitiser can dry skin like no tomorrow.

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