Gut microbes could warn of early liver disease
Gut bacteria markers could be a ‘smoking gun’ for liver disease, according to new research. The findings, published in the journal…
Infection/Disease
Momentous decision to offer boys HPV vaccine
The decision to offer boys a vaccination against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and…
The human microbiome at the RSM
Human beings are each colonised by trillions of bacteria living on surfaces such as the skin, the genitorurinary tract and…
Ghana eliminates trachoma
Ghana has made history by becoming the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate trachoma – the world’s leading cause…
The CHERUB HIV garden of hope at Chelsea
The CHERUB HIV Garden conceived by Professor John Frater from the University of Oxford and Professor Sarah Fidler from Imperial…
Embroidered Minds Epilepsy Garden – RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018
Andrew Thomas speaks about how epilepsy impacted the lives of him and his wife Leslie after she developed epilepsy in…
Dementia Awareness Week
One person develops dementia every three minutes, yet too many face it alone. This Dementia Action Week, we're calling on…
Why this Ebola outbreak is different
Since April 2018, the WHO estimates the number of cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo at 42,…
Dr Huda Taha: the end of HIV debate
Dr Taha Huda, a member of the Royal Society of Medicine's sexuality and sexual health council, was one of the…
Hands as diagnostic tools
Human hands are vastly more sophisticated than is necessary for survival. Each has 27 bones and is controlled by 35…