World Mind Matters Day
On World Mind Matters Day 2017, research funded by the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), of laws and policies in 52 countries of the Commonwealth reveals...
Hugs for organ donation week
This week is Organ Donation Week. If you needed an organ transplant would you have one? #organdonantion
Diana’s endless empathy
How did Diana learn to become the 'Queen of Hearts' for the marginalised and unloved? Nurse Helen Cowan says she has met nurses and carers...
Internet porn: young people and relationships
Is internet porn the new norm for young people in a digital age? And what effect is it having on their relationships? Earlier this year,...
Children in care rarely attend dental surgeries
Children in care, including those in foster and residential care, have double the rates of urgent dental treatment and are half as likely to attend...
Surgical approach to a malignant appendix
At this year’s ESCP annual conference in Berlin which takes place in September, consultant surgeon Brendan Moran will lead a session looking at how to...
Gene fusion in bladder and brain cancer
"Sometimes chromosomes can break and get reattached to a different one in an unusual way. This results in a fusion between one gene and another...
Online trials map for coloproctology
The European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) has launched an intuitive online Trials Map, where medical and surgical trials from across the world will be hosted...
Consultant Urologist answers questions on urinary incontinence
Consultant Urologist Mr Roland Morley answers questions on incontinence for The Urology Foundation in this short radio interview. September is Urology Awareness Month.
Dairy for child health
Nutrient-rich foods, such as milk and dairy, are an important part of a healthy balanced diet, especially for children and teenagers who have particularly high nutritional requirements,...
