Opioid analgesics increase the risk of pneumonia among persons with Alzheimer’s disease
Opioid analgesics were associated with a 30% increase in the risk of pneumonia in persons with Alzheimer’s disease, a recent…
Pharmacy/Drugs
Naloxone – Antidote to Death
There are few antidotes to death in medicine – at least not ones for use by those of us who…
New drug alternative to statins
A new class of oral cholesterol-lowering drug could help patients unable to take statins due to side effects, according to…
Precision drugs could unmask cancers to the immune system and boost the effects of immunotherapy
Precision drugs could unmask cancers to the immune system and boost the effects of immunotherapy - NHS-approved PARP inhibitor therapy…
Aluminium hazard in transfusions?
Professor Chris Exley is alarmed by a recent study which suggests that patients needing transfusions may be exposed to high…
Professor Paul Cosford talks about antibiotic resistance
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Brand new drug kills cancer cells from within
A brand new type of cancer drug that acts as a ‘Trojan horse’ to get inside tumour cells has shown…
Minor winter niggles – how to deal with them
Are you plagued by minor winter niggles – not severe enough to need a sick note – but which leave…
Don’t switch medicines without support
Patients with common conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and ulcerative colitis are being switched to new medicines without receiving…
AI to help find new heart drugs
Researchers at Imperial are partnering with Bayer Pharmaceuticals to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can accelerate the discovery of new…