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Funding the future of HIV in the UK
Debbie Laycock, Head of Policy at the Terrence Higgins Trust sheds light on the future of HIV among budget cuts and already stretched key...
Point-of-care ultrasound in shortness of breath
BRIPPED Protocol:
The BRIPPED scan is an effective screening tool for shortness of breath that evaluates pulmonary B-lines, Right ventricle size and strain, Inferior Vena...
Platelets in hemostasis and thrombosis – finding the right balance
Nucleated blood platelets are produced by their bone marrow resident precursors, the megakaryocytes, in a unique process in mammalian physiology. Terminally differentiated, polyploid megakaryocytes...
Translating basic immunology to innovative and sustainable solutions for animal health and welfare
Infectious diseases are a major cause for animal suffering and production losses in livestock and at the same time, often being zoonotic, represent a...
Drug development for Alzheimer’s disease
Ramón Cacabelos, of EuroEspes Biomedical Research Center discusses the strides being made in drug development for Alzheimer's disease...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a major problem of...
Funding the future of HIV in the UK
Debbie Laycock, Head of Policy at the Terrence Higgins Trust sheds light on the future of HIV among budget cuts and already stretched key...
MPs warn the UK is vulnerable to epidemics
Difficulties manufacturing vaccines could leave the UK vulnerable to future epidemic…
A new report from MPs on the Science and Technology Committee has warned the...
Assisting people to live well with dementia
Colin Capper, Head of Research Development and Evaluation at Alzheimer’s Society details how assistive technology can help people with dementia lead independent lives…
There are...
20 per cent sugar tax in hospital cafes
NHS England has said it will impose a sugar tax in hospitals and health centres across England to tackle obesity…
A 20 per cent tax...
Reducing the obesity burden
Dr João Breda and Jo Jewell from WHO Regional Office for Europe highlight the latest projections in regards to obesity throughout Europe and how WHO...
Extra funding available for domestic abuse services in Sheffield
Sheffield City Council as announced they are boosting support services for domestic abuse victims with an extra £28,000 of funding…
The extra government funding will...
Cancer not down to ‘bad luck’, suggests new study
A new study suggests that cancer is not largely down to bad luck but overwhelmingly a result of environmental factors…
The study in the journal...
Make tackling childhood obesity your new year’s resolution urges royal college
A year on from their last article in AG, Prof Russell Viner, Officer for Health Promotion at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child...
Failing children’s services face tough measures
Children’s services that are failing could be taken over by high-performing councils and charities if they show no sign of improvement…
Local authority social services...
New and effective drugs? Yes, please, but where from?
How the University of Strathclyde has approached meeting the responsibility to create opportunities to satisfy the demand for new drugs.
A European leader in cancer clinical trials
Denis Lacombe, John Bean and Mathilde Fenoulhet from the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) outline how clinical trials play an...
NHS deficit is set to reach £2.2bn by the end of the year
NHS trusts across England are reporting a significant shortfall in the year to date and look set to end 2015 in massive debt…
Earlier this...
98 per cent of doctors vote for strike action
Junior doctors have voted in favour of taking action against ministers in a row over contracts and pay…
In what is certain to be a...
Improving workplace accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Older workers with more potential for health-related issues will present new challenges for preventing work disability...
The real cost of healthcare fraud
Jim Gee, Partner and Head of Forensic and Counter Fraud Services at PKF Littlejohn sheds light on the impact of fraud on the healthcare...
