In September, a new clinic for gambling addiction was opened in Leeds. It is the first of it’s kind outside of London, as part of the new NHS Northern Gambling Service in partnership with the […]
University of Leeds goes Smoke Free
On the 1st August 2019, the University of Leeds introduced a brand-new policy on smoking, which asks everyone to refrain from smoking on campus between the hours of 8am and 6pm; a victory for the health and wellbeing of students and staff alike.
Global Health Risk: Vaccination Ignorance On The Rise
Every transferable disease or illness comes with a vaccination to prevent its spread. With this in mind, it is alarming that the rate of children being vaccinated is decreasing year by year. According to the […]
Is There Racism in Maternal Healthcare?
Black women in the UK are far more likely to die from complications surrounding pregnancy and childbirth than their white peers. Although death during pregnancy is still relatively rare in the UK, for black women […]
The Gryphon’s Guide to the Top Graduate Schemes
Whether you’re in your first or final year, it’s never too early to start thinking about where you want to be when you graduate. Here we profile several of the country’s top graduate schemes. PwC […]
FACT – or not a fact?
FACT: 89% of the statistics you read online or in the media are misinterpreted or misrepresented. A petition to ban plastic water bottles from the Leeds University Union Co-op gained traction in early March, securing […]
“People Almost See It as a Redundant Issue”: The Gryphon Interviews Youth Stop AIDS
Youth Stop AIDS is a youth-led movement campaigning for a world without AIDS. It seeks to challenge the stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS and advocate for funding for new drugs and a cure for the […]
PrEPjudiced: Does The NHS Not Care About HIV?
PrEP or pre-exposure prophylaxis is often taken in the form of a daily pill in order to prevent the contraction of HIV. It was first approved for use in 2012 and since then has been […]
The Gender Pain Bias: Women, Your Pain Is Not ‘All In Your Head’
While we live in an era attempting to tackle serous inequalities faced by women, such as the gender pay gap, one very important problem is being overlooked: the gender pain gap. Female pain is often […]
Self Care Week 2018: Getting The Most Out Of Our NHS
Self Care Week, 12th-18th November, is an annual national awareness week that focuses on embedding support for self-care across communities, families, and generations, run by the Self Care Forum. “Choose Self Care for […]