Coventry University addressing NHS staff shortages
Coventry University has officially launched its new School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health in London as it aims to address staff shortages in the NHS...
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UK leaders in medical cannabis research
The UK is leading the way in medical cannabis research: Doctors present latest findings: Since 2018 doctors in the UK have been prescribing medical cannabis...
Vaccine passports linked to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in UK and Israel
Vaccine passports linked to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in UK and Israel: A new study from Imperial College London has found a link between COVID-19 vaccine...
UK Covid-19: Cancer patients more likely to die
Cancer patients from the UK were 1.5 times more likely to die following a diagnosis with COVID-19 than cancer patients from European countries. This is...
Lack of cancer diagnosis now a major crisis in UK
The need for urgent cancer diagnosis and screening is becoming more acute by each passing day according to one of the UK’s top cancer experts....
Hospice care UK and the US
Since the opening of the first modern hospice, St. Christopher’s, in south London in 1967, hospice care has grown into a worldwide movement that has...
The global cancer fightback
High-income countries (defined by the World Bank as Gross National Income in dollars per capita per year), such as the United Kingdom and the United...
Brexit and the future of UK medical research
We are now living in a post-Brexit world. On the 23rd June 2016, we as a nation decided to leave the European Union and navigate...
Tobacco’s fancy wrappings come off
From now on, you won't see cigarette packs with imperial purple borders, gold lettering and enticing scenes from exotic locations. Instead, all tobacco products will...
Why more needs to be done to reduce heart attack deaths in the UK
The news that there were 33,000 avoidable deaths following heart attacks in England and Wales is truly shocking and highlights the epidemic of cardiovascular disease...
