Surgery Category

Surgical techniques, innovations and opinions about best practice.

Life saving ‘pre-hab’ service for lung cancer patients

Heart & Lung
Scotland: Hope for patients with pulmonary fibrosis
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has announced that the anti-fibrotic medicine nintedanib has been accepted for use by NHS Scotland for the treatment of patients with the lung scarring disease …
Exercise, Integrative, Lifestyle, Mental Health
The crystal clear waters of Cornwall
Wild Swimming in the crystal clear waters of Cornwall: Daniel Start, Matt Newbury and Sophie Pierce on how to reduce the stress and anxiety from your busy hospital job by …
Heart & Lung, Heart Disease, Innovation
Plastic device could reduce risks of treating …
A plastic device that could radically reduce the risks and complications of treating coronary heart disease, is being co-developed by scientists at Queen’s University Belfast. The researchers are working as …
Lifestyle
Pollen bomb for opening weekend of Euros …
With football fans up and down the country expected to be enjoying the Euros 2021 in the sunshine this weekend, Hay fever sufferers have been warned to expect high pollen …
Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Integrative
Warmer temperatures lessen Covid-19 spread, but control …
New research shows transmission of the virus behind COVID-19 varies seasonally, but warmer conditions are not enough to prevent transmission. The study, led by Imperial College London researchers and published …