by Maaedah Khan,Razneen Shah, Sanah Ali, Jack Amiry | Dec 30, 2022
Background The childhood nasal flu vaccine programme acts to minimise flu transmission amongst the vulnerable population; however, the British Muslim community have consistently reported lower rates of uptake. A Public Health England study in Luton concluded that the...
by Dr Qasim Javed | Dec 30, 2022
Background Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK and the second most common cause of death from cancer (1). Screening can identify cancers earlier and reduce the incidence of bowel cancer by endoscopic removal of pre-malignant lesions at colonoscopy...
by Dr Mehvish Jamal, Dr Umair Akbani,Dr Habib Akbani | Dec 30, 2022
Abstract Background: The most recent ONS data on Covid-19 showed Muslims to have the highest mortality risk of all groups in the UK, validating religion as an important, but frequently overlooked health determinant. Amongst the Muslim population, gender inequalities...
by Ayesha Abbas, Dr Shehla Imtiaz-Umer | Aug 7, 2022
Introduction A strong body of research suggests that Muslims are represented within a predominantly negative framework in UK’s mainstream media (Poole and Williamson, 2021). The anti-Muslim undercurrent within Western societies is strengthening, with media filtering...
by Muhammad SN, Christine H | May 9, 2022
Abstract Introduction: In the UK, unfortunately, one of the main issues surrounding healthcare is that patients with chronic illnesses like Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) are restricted to NHS healthcare services and approaching healthcare provider. Further...
