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Over 70s given green light to join social bubbles | Sarah Harper
There was confusion early in the COVID-19 outbreak as to whether people aged over 70 would be asked to self-isolate for longer than the rest of the population, even if they were in good h...
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Care homes are the centre of the Covid-19 pandemic | Sarah Harper
What has the coronavirus crisis revealed about care for the elderly in the UK? Does the care system in Britain seem unfair to the elderly? Professor Sarah Harper co...
Diabetes is one of the most high-risk conditions for severe Covid-19 | Sarah Harper in MailOnline
Professor Sarah Harper comments in MailOnline on the new study, published in the journal Diabetologia, on the effects of diabetes on hospitalised Covid-19 patients. "The fi...
Evening Extra with Sarah Harper
Why are so many old people dying in care homes? Are we doing enough to protect some of our most vulnerable citizens? What makes caring for older people specifically different? Listen to&nbs...
100 days later: How did Britain fail so badly in dealing with Covid-19? | Sarah Harper
Professor Sarah Harper comments on key factors that might lie behind widespread variations seen in Covid-19 death tolls from different countries. “From a demographic point of vie...
Is weight a more significant factor than age in the next stage of lockdown?
Should we be considering factors such as BMI when it comes to shielding a specific population? Professor Sarah Harper comments in an article published in The Telegraph. "At a po...
Failure to protect the elderly? | The experts' views
Six experts give their opinions on why the UK has been hit so hard by the Covid-19 virus in an article published by The Telegraph. "The endless delays in creating a sound sustainable social...
What's Wrong With | The Podcast ft Sarah Harper
What’s Wrong With (www/) is a diagnostic discussion series created by Eray/Carbajo - an architecture and design studio. They interview progress makers, boundary pushers and creative lead...
Very old hailed as super-survivors | Sarah Harper in The Times
People who live beyond 100 are part of a special group whose biological make-up means that they are more likely to survive coronavirus. Sarah Harper comments that with people who live to a very old...
Vox Pop | Interview with Sarah Harper
Professor Sarah Harper was interviewd by the European culture TV channel ARTE on demographic challenges, falling fertility rates and family policies in Europe. Tune in...
The Bomb That Didn't Explode | Sarah Harper
In 1968, the book “The Population Bomb" warned that overpopulation would lead to famine and war. But now, as many people live longer and have fewer children, a new problem is taking shap...
7.7 Billion People & Counting
According to the UN, it is predicted that the human population could reach ten billion people by the year 2050. As part of a new BBC Two documentary ‘7.7 Billion People & Counting&rsqu...
Woman's Hour with Sarah Harper
The population of Earth has doubled since 1970 and is heading for 10 billion by 2050. That’s a lot of extra strain on the planet. Could having fewer kids be the answer? Or is it over-con...
Messy Realities -the Secret Life of Technology
The podcast series 'Messy Realities - the Secret Life of Technology' comprises conversations between health services researchers, Museum experts and community members on wide-ranging topics...
Academics discuss social governance | George W Leeson
An article in the China Daily Global reporting views of academics who have been invited speakers at the 4th China-UK Symposium on the Modernisation of Social Governance quotes Dr George W Leeson. ...