Dr Lucy Lord

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Dr Lucy Lord received her medical training at King's College, London and Downing College, Cambridge. She has practised as an obstetrician and gynaecologist in Hong Kong for nearly three decades and is a partner at Central Health Medical Practice.

An emotional neurosurgeon anyone?

‘Better Births?’ I’m afraid not.

Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Heart & Lung, Infection/Disease, Innovation
ECMO Proto Device fights Covid-19
Shandong University Researchers Develop ECMO Proto Device in Aid of Fighting COVID-19. After the COVID-19 outbreak, the name ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) has caught the eyes of the public. Regarded …
Heart & Lung, Heart Disease
$6.5 million for research project on cardiovascular …
Christoph Binder, Professor of Atherosclerosis Research at MedUni Vienna, is to coordinate an international research network investigating the role of B cells in cardiovascular disease. The project is being funded …
Heart & Lung, Heart Disease, Paediatrics
Diet and activity reduces cholesterol in kids
New study shows that dietary and physical activity intervention reduces LDL cholesterol level in children. An individualised and family-based physical activity and dietary intervention reduced the plasma LDL cholesterol concentration …
Cancer, genetics, Infection/Disease, Men's Health
Feasibility of genetic screening for prostate cancer
Feasibility of genetic screening for prostate cancer Genetic ‘barcoding’ in GP surgeries picks out men at increased risk for follow-up checks Pilot study shows population screening is feasible …
Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Heart & Lung, Infection/Disease
Over half of smokers in England want …
Over half (53%) of current smokers with lung conditions were planning to quit smoking due to COVID -19 in May, finds survey by Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation. …

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