Face to face appointments preferred over virtual
Lung cancer patients are more likely to worry about receiving bad news if offered a virtual (video or telephone) appointment, says a new report published...
Bioprinting mini-kidneys
Bioprinting mini-kidneys: Researchers have used cutting edge technology to bioprint miniature human kidneys in the lab, paving the way for new treatments for kidney failure...
Scoring system screening for “dual” heart disease
Scoring system improves screening for "dual" heart disease: Aortic stenosis, high-grade narrowing of the aortic valve, and cardiac amyloidosis, in which protein is deposited in...
Fiji’s vaccine program reduces childhood death and illness: study
Fiji’s national vaccine program against pneumonia, a serious lung condition, and rotavirus, a common disease which causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting, has reduced illness and...
CAP-COVID study: pandemic pregnancy
UCL announces 2nd phase of CAP-COVID study: How has the pandemic impacted pregnant women in their 1st Trimester? The CAP-COVID study, designed by healthcare professionals...
Why some veterans are suffering in silence
Alcohol abuse: why some veterans are suffering in silence: After their service, ex-forces’ personnel return to civilian life. While most transition and thrive in their...
Suicide Prevention Group respond to 2019 stats
Scotland's National Suicide Leadership Prevention Group respond to 2019 increase in deaths by suicide Key figures who are leading Scotland's new approach to suicide prevention...
Medical Reconstructive Tattoo Artistry by Alice Nicholls
Medical Reconstructive Tattoo Artistry: award winning tattoo artist Alice Nicholls has created a safe environment within her studio, where clients life stories and personal journeys...
80% say Britain has a drink problem
Public calls for cancer warnings on alcohol as nearly 80% say Britain ‘has a drink problem’: Priory experts say lockdown has ‘loosened controls’ on people’s alcohol...
Asthma UK: switch from steroid to biologic treatments
Charity warns of the hidden toll of repeated steroid tablets for Asthma when new "wonder" biologic treatments are available. Repeated, high-dose steroid tablets can impair...
