The kidney and beyond
The kidney and beyond webinar will take place on Sat 5 Sep 2020 from 1:30pm to 6 Sep 2020 at 10:00am This unique collaboration between...
Organ donation week
Organ Donation Week runs between September 3rd and 9th, and this year the NHS is encouraging people to share their organ donation decision with their...
COVID-19 hotspots projected with new website
COVID-19 hotspots projected with new website: A new website uses reported cases and deaths to estimate the probability regions in England and Wales will become...
Autism: Puberty and sexuality
I’m an enthusiastic patron and supporter of autism projects. But I’m also the mother of Giles who was profoundly autistic and challenging, lost the little...
Protein discovery could improve type 2 diabetes treatment
A world first discovery of how a protein works in the liver could lead to a more effective type 2 diabetes drug. The researchers say...
New app to forecast life expectancy
Researchers from the University of East Anglia have developed a new app that shows the effect of various medical and lifestyle factors on life expectancy....
Pension-style solution is best fix for social care crisis
With more than 1 in 20 care home residents having died from coronavirus, the need to fix the crisis in social care for the elderly...
Steroid found to improve survival of critically ill COVID-19 patients
A new international study published today has shown that treating critically ill patients with COVID-19 with the steroid hydrocortisone improves their chances of recovery. The...
Guidance on Brexit transition period
ABPI response to MHRA guidance for the end of the transition period The MHRA has published information for pharmaceutical companies preparing for the end of...
Venom from honeybees kills breast cancer cells
Venom from honeybees found to kill aggressive breast cancer cells – in new Australian research from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research published in...
