Author: Hippocratic Post

Children who experience coercive control face an increased risk of developing a mental illness in adulthood, a new childhood domestic violence study has found. University of Queensland researchers found childhood experiences of domestic violence, characterised by intimidation, control, property damage or harm to pets, significantly increases the risk of mental disorders and health risk behaviours […]

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Heart rhythm specialists travel to Eldoret, Kenya to provide lifesaving treatments. On behalf of Arrhythmia Alliance, Dr. Mark Davies, Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist from Nottingham Hospital NHS Trust, will be performing the procedures, alongside Dr. Mohammad Jeilan, a cardiologist from Aga Khan University in Nairobi, representing Sponsor Heartbeat. The team will be sharing their experience […]

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Women who have had early breast cancer have a lower risk of developing a second cancer than previously thought A new study by researchers at Oxford Population Health has found that women who have been successfully treated for early invasive breast cancer have a lower risk of developing a second primary cancer than previously thought. […]

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Childhood trauma linked to mental health problems and chronic pain in later life New research from the University of Aberdeen challenges the current view that trauma in childhood increases the risk of all health conditions. The study found instead that some conditions are more affected than others and women are more affected than men. A […]

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The Carbon Monoxide Research Trust (CORT) has awarded funding to Manchester Metropolitan University to support a new PhD studentship investigating the impact of carbon monoxide (CO) exposure on blood vessel formation and function during foetal development. Despite CO being a well-recognised environmental toxin, there remains a fundamental lack of understanding of its impact on vascular […]

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