Author: Hippocratic Post

Siobhan Miller, founder of ThePositive Birth Company, comments on the NHS suspending home births in some areas of the country: “The coronavirus is already causing a huge amount of anxiety and concern especially amongst pregnant women. Not only are they in the high-risk category, their antenatal and postnatal classes, groups and clinics have been cancelled, […]

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Babies with brain tumours could benefit from targeted treatment – Tumours in infants biologically distinct from older patients – – Study finds genetic vulnerabilities to existing targeted drugs – – Clinical trials to offer hope for families of youngest patients – Brain cancer in infants is biologically distinct from other childhood brain tumours and could […]

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A Scotland-based virtual biobank dealing in ethically sourced human tissue samples is helping to speed up the provision of COVID-19 samples for researchers and drug developers working to find a cure for the global pandemic. Tissue Solutions Ltd, founded in 2007, responded to the UKCRC Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre’s (TDCC) call to action in […]

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MPs have today written to the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care urging him to prioritise the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for radiotherapy professionals and to take steps to boost radiotherapy capacity to save lives. In the letter from the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Radiotherapy the MPs set out […]

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The 1957 flu outbreak caused an estimated one million to two million deaths worldwide and is generally considered to have been the least severe of the three influenza pandemics of the 20th century although it did affect children. […]

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