Dr Leonora Weil

Public health consultant, UKHSA and, co-chair of the London Jewish Health Partnership

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Cancer screening matters

Screening programmes are one of the biggest breakthroughs of the past century. Cancer screening programmes are effective in identifying cancer sooner, allowing for earlier treatment and preventing further illness and early deaths from cancer.

By Dr Leonora Weil

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Elderly man sitting on sofa in the living room at home and showing something on digital tablet his wife. Senior woman peeking on screen.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 08: A woman has the AstraZeneca vaccine administered into her arm at a vaccine centre in Battersea Arts Centre on March 8, 2021 in London, England. The site opened today for residents of the London Borough of Wandsworth to receive their covid-19 vaccine. To mark the initiative, Battersea Arts Centre commissioned artists including Inua Ellams, Scottee & Friends, Rosie Jones and coletivA ocupaÃ§Ã£o to create works that provide a "welcoming and creative digital experience for visitors." (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

How a Covid jab protects mum and baby

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School nurse wearing PPE speaking to a group of students about the coronavirus and the new vaccine.

Make sure your children are jabbed

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We need to get children back to school

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