COVID in kids: younger children and those from deprived areas are at higher risk of being hospitalised – new research: Rido/Shutterstock At the heights of the pandemic, particularly since 2021, many children and teenagers admitted to hospital had COVID. However, it was never clear what proportion of them were in hospital because of COVID, indicating …
Raising UK state pension age to 66 has seen big increase in working 65-year-olds, but particularly deprived women: Retirement is not what it used to be. Gary Craig The UK state pension age has been rising in recent years, most recently with a staggered increase for both men and women from 65 to 66 between …
Omicron is likely to hit deprived areas the hardest – here’s why: A recurring theme of the pandemic has been how COVID’s impacts have not fallen equally across the UK population. The health and financial burden of the disease has been felt disproportionately by people living in deprived areas. An example of the starkness of …
Domestic violence: girls who grow up in deprived areas at increased risk: ChameleonsEye/Shutterstock Violence committed by intimate partners is one of the most common forms of violence against women. In 2019, 6% – or one million women in the UK – reported having experienced physical, psychological, or sexual violence by a current or former partner …