Does human exposure to aluminium have a role to play in autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? Research at Keele University published in the Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology provides the strongest indication yet that aluminium is an aetiological agent in ASD. The aluminium content of brain tissues from 5 donors who died with a diagnosis […]
Over the last few years we have begun to see some amazing news from London’s largest sexual health clinic. At 56 Dean Street there has been an 80% fall in the number of new HIV diagnoses since 2015 – something they’ve put down to intensive testing, high levels of people living with HIV being on […]
American Jen Brea was a Harvard Ph.D. student leading a seemingly charmed life until she was struck down by a mysterious fever that left her bedridden. Housebound, often bedridden, doctors were baffled by her symptoms but eventually she was diagnosed with ME, a devastating condition with no known cure or drug treatment. As Brea sought […]
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I’ve always advocated that people should be open about their HIV status, not least because it helps them access the support and help they may need, but also because it allows everyone else to see what it means to live with HIV today. Since my diagnosis, I have become a stronger person and I’ve paid […]
Paediatrics is heading into its busiest time of the year where GPs, Emergency Departments and Children’s Units will be seeing hundreds of children a day with respiratory symptoms including coughing, colds, and temperatures. Firstly coughs and colds in children are extremely common, and nine times out of 10 are caused by a self-limiting viral infection […]
The annual National HIV Testing Week (NHTW) promotes HIV testing to gay and bisexual men and black African men and women. These groups make up seven out of 10 people in the UK living with HIV. For more information go to National HIV Testing Week. […]
The relentless ongoing battle to fight the spread of deadly superbugs is explored in Superbugs: The Fight for Our Lives, a new exhibition at London’s Science Museum which runs until February 2019. Superbugs kill almost 700,000 people a year and by 2050 this could rise to 30 million. A quarter of the world’s population are […]
Antibiotics are increasingly ineffective due to the increase of multidrug-resistant bacteria and scientists are struggling to find alternative ways to fight deadly infections. But what if we could simply make existing antibiotics work better? Scientists at the University of Surrey in collaboration with research partners at the University of Sheffield and University of Würzburg, Germany, […]
The healthcare infrastructure in Mosul (Iraq’s 2nd largest city) was completely destroyed by ISIS and as the city had been held under siege for over three years, hundreds of thousands of civilians had suffered immensely. From the day of arriving at the trauma field hospital, I was working within a dynamic team providing trauma care […]
Most people in the UK don’t wash their hands hands thoroughly enough to get rid of bacteria that can cause cause upset stomachs, colds and flu, according to a new survey from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS). 84% of British adults fail to lather up for the recommended time of 20 seconds which is as […]