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Medico-Legal
Remedial Ethics For Clinicians
Every year, thousands of clinicians and healthcare students undergo formal disciplinary hearings. Each case involves allegations of wrongdoing, from academic misconduct (e.g., cheating in exams or lying on an application …
Women's Health
Unwrapping the Secrets of Staying Dry During …
Beneath the little black dress, 1000s of women are having to hide their protective ‘party pants’ to avoid embarrassing moments The Office Christmas party, with copious amounts of drinking and …
Heart & Lung, Heart Disease, Innovation, Pregnancy, Women's Health
Research in Sheep Suggests Possible Early Test …
Changes in heart rate, due to low oxygen conditions, experienced by the fetus during pregnancy, could be used to predict the future heart health of babies, shows research published in The Journal …
NHS
Patients At Risk
A major survey of medical record keeping in the NHS has revealed critical deficiencies that could risk patients’ safety. Researchers at the Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI) at Imperial …
Global Reach
3 Other Reasons Why Treating TB Is …
We are privileged to be doing the work we do: screening disadvantaged people for Tuberculosis (TB) and treating them. We work in slums, villages, mountains, and islands, with people of …