Rankin’s powerful portraits of NHS frontline staff
Rebecca Wallersteiner interviews the renowned photographer, Rankin, who has previously shot the Rolling Stones, David Bowie and the Queen on his powerful new portraits of...
Saliva based rapid test for COVID-19 antigen
A saliva based test for COVID-19 providing results directly to patients in minutes is being developed as a result of a new collaboration between Luas...
Referrals of urgent care lung conditions drop by up to 70%
An average of 3,399 patients per week missed out on urgent and routine referrals during lockdown, according to the Taskforce for Lung Health. New analysis...
HIV treatment targets in sight
Ambitious annual target on HIV treatment could be achieved for equivalent of just one month of global spend on HIV drugs The Make Medicines Affordable...
Cancer backlog: Action Radiotherapy response
Action Radiotherapy calls for an urgent resolution to the cancer backlog caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. "A dramatic intervention from Government and the NHS is...
CAR-T cell therapy
CAR-T cell therapy is a new and revolutionary weapon against cancer: T cells are isolated from the patient's blood for genetic modification and then infused...
Dry (ish) July 2020 – take inspiration from Australia
Take some inspiration from Down Under and join the Dry July campaign this July to raise funds for people suffering from cancer. 2020 has been...
Drinking post-lockdown: Time to reassess our relationship with alcohol?
With drinking habits changed for thousands of people under lockdown, there are warnings of more excessive alcohol consumption when pubs reopen on July 4 Regular...
UN Report – preventing the next pandemic
Unite human, animal and environmental health to prevent the next pandemic according to newly published UN Report. COVID-19 is just one example of the rising...
AI-human approach to skin cancer diagnosis
Human-Artificial intelligence collaborations best for skin cancer diagnosis: Artificial intelligence (AI) improved skin cancer diagnostic accuracy when used in collaboration with human clinical checks, an...
