Countries failing to prevent violence against children
Global status report on preventing violence against children calls for more government action and warns of ‘dramatic impact’ of COVID-19.…
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New intestinal cancer treatment approach
New intestinal cancer treatment approach identified by the Medical University of Vienna. A MedUni Vienna study group has identified a…
Covid-19 in schools – everything you need to know
The challenges of Covid-19 are particularly difficult for schools, nurseries and childcare providers. Attempting to socially distance within a school…
STARS Syncope Healthcare Pioneer Report
STARS unveils new online Syncope Healthcare Pioneer Report to honour the memory of Dr Adam Fitzpatrick. The arrhythmia community suffered…
Sight loss: Cancelled surgeries putting partially-sighted at risk
Sight loss: Cancelled surgeries putting partially-sighted at risk according to new survey. Four out of 10 people with sight loss…
Europe’s first lung transplant on Covid-19 patient
Europe's first lung transplant on coronavirus patient is carried out by MedUni Vienna/Vienna General Hospital. Last week, the Department of…
Chronic inflammatory liver disease treatment
Chronic inflammatory liver disease: lipid-metabolism enzyme a potential factor in new treatment approach: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare,…
UK biobank boosts COVID-19 sample availability
The UK’s leading supplier of human tissue samples is joining forces with a Cambridge Biobank to provide COVID-19 samples for…
Covid-19: TAPb accelerates clinical trials by providing patient samples
Tissue Access for Patient Benefit (TAPb) is a UCL and Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust initiative, based in the UCL…
Diastolic dysfunction more dangerous than previously thought
Sudden cardiac death is a common cause of death in patients with reduced systolic ejection function. As part of a…