Health blogs from the UK Health Security Agency
Heat Health: what you need to know for summer 2025
During the summer, many of us enjoy the longer days, warmer evenings, and time outdoors. But warmer weather also brings potential risks to health, especially when temperatures climb higher...
What is Candidozyma auris? Fungal pathogen and emerging global health threat
Two Petri dishes containing Candidozyma auris (C. auris) Fungi are all around us, but some species pose significant threats to human health. They can spread silently, thrive in hospitals,...
What is measles and why is it so important we're all up to date with our MMR vaccine?
More than 1 in 10 eligible children under the age of 5 in England haven’t had the Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine or are only partially vaccinated. This leaves these...
How we protect the UK from vector-borne diseases like dengue and West Nile virus
Aedes vexans mosquito © Anders Lindstrom Vector-borne diseases - illnesses transmitted to humans by organisms such as mosquitoes and ticks - account for more than 17% of all infectious...
How factors like your location, job or ethnicity can damage your health
The skyline of Middlesbrough town centre, with industrial cooling towers in the background Health inequalities are avoidable differences in health across our populations. You can suffer...
My measles journey: ‘I woke to find a rash all over my body’
Posters from the Why We Get Vaccinated community engagement campaign in Bengali Saijal Ladd, Prescribing Advisor - Medicines Planning and Operations, NHS North Central London Integrated...
What is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and how can you help combat it?
Andi Biotic reminds us to Keep Antibiotics Working Imagine a world where common infections became life-threatening, because our medicines no longer worked. It might sound like the plot for...
Travel health and the growing risk of antibiotic-resistant STIs like gonorrhoea
Travel offers exciting adventures, but it's important to protect your health wherever you go. While casual sexual encounters during holidays are common, protecting yourself from sexually...
Who’s eligible for the 2025 COVID-19 vaccine, or ‘Spring Booster’?
As we move into spring, protection from any earlier COVID-19 vaccination you may have had will be starting to wane. COVID-19 can still be very dangerous and even life threatening,...
Priority Pathogens: The disease families which require urgent scientific research
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) viral particles, located on the surface of a Vero E6 cell The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) was set up to protect health from...
With tuberculosis (TB) on the rise again, how can we prevent further spread?
UKHSA’s most recent data on tuberculosis (TB) revealed a rise in reported numbers in England by 13% in 2024 (5,480) compared to 2023 (4,850). This signals a rebound to above the...
How we are pioneering artificial intelligence applications in public health
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to address health security challenges. Here are 3 examples of projects that demonstrate how...