Sir Antony Gormley and Sandy Nairne CBE judging National AIDS Trust’s artwork competition raising HIV awareness. Aspiring artists and designers are invited to enter HIV charity National AIDS Trust’s inaugural Red Ribbon Inspired artwork competition and have their work judged by Sir Antony Gormley and Sandy Nairne CBE. Launched on 31 July 2020, the competition offers […]
Unprecedented demand as NHS restarts school age vaccinations programme: The NHS has reported unprecedented demand since it restarted its vaccination programme in the East of England to protect year-eight and year-nine school children against infection and disease. As schools were closed in late March due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many secondary students were unable to receive […]
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Towards the early detection of oral cancers: New technology offers a way to visually examine the mouth for cancer, without the need for a surgical biopsy, by Dr Tami Yap and Professor Michael McCullough, University of Melbourne (first published in Pursuit). If you noticed a new dark spot on your shoulder or changes in an […]
Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are investigating uptake of the flu vaccine among care home staff in a bid to see if lessons can be learned to encourage people to have a COVID-19 immunisation. This winter could see flu season coincide with a second wave of COVID-19, so ensuring high flu vaccine […]
Breakthrough blood test detects positive COVID-19 result in 20 minutes: World-first research by Monash University in Australia has been able to detect positive COVID-19 cases using blood samples in about 20 minutes, and identify whether someone has contracted the virus. World-first research, led by Monash University, has been able to identify positive COVID-19 cases using […]
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Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common form of aggressive bone cancer. A MedUni Vienna study, led by geneticist Erwin Wagner, has uncovered new insights into the disease mechanisms of OS, paving the way for potential new diagnostic and treatment strategies for fighting the bone disease. The study has just been published in the high impact […]
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Devastating mental health toll of sarcoma cancer worryingly high across the UK, charity Sarcoma UK warns: Agonising levels of anxiety, depression as well as having to give up full-time education or employment are some of the ways sarcoma cancer is destroying lives, a new survey reveals today. Even prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, one in […]
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There has been a reported breakthrough in the race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine by scientists at Oxford University. An immune response to the new vaccine called ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 has indicated a strong “double defence”, whereby both antibodies and “killer” T-cells were reported to have been present in blood samples from volunteers in the first […]
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Royal Society of Medicine convenes global Covid-19 clinical conference: An international Covid-19 conference to consolidate key clinical learning from across the globe will take place online on Monday 27 July from 16.00 hrs to 18.15 hrs (UK time). Hosted by the Royal Society of Medicine, the conference will draw together an international faculty of leading clinicians […]
New research highlights the opportunities to improve care for people in prison who are dying from a progressive, life-limiting illness, by Dr Stacey Panozzo, Professor Jennifer Philip and Dr Anna Collins, University of Melbourne and St Vincent’s Hospital. Consider for a moment how it might feel to be told you have a diagnosis of advanced […]