Pancreatic cancer is one of the more deadly forms of cancer and only between 7-25 per cent of people will survive for five years or more. For those whose cancer has spread to other parts of the body, the average survival is between 2-6 months. [Cancer Research UK figures 2015) The location of pancreatic cancer […]
The population of people who are living with HIV and AIDS is ageing fast. This reflects the ‘good news’ story of the effectiveness of anti-retroviral drugs that have meant that many people with HIV now have a near-normal life expectancy. However, part of this growth is also new infections in the older age group, accounting […]
Populations around the world are ageing due to increased life expectancy and falling fertility. These shifts have been driven by improved healthcare, better infrastructure and medical innovations. But why do so many people struggle to see this as a good thing? The WHO’s recent World report on ageing and health recasts the “problem”. Rather than pointing the finger at older people and […]
The Patients Association welcomes the ‘Next Steps on the NHS Five Year Forward View’, and will work with NHS England to help ensure it is delivered successfully and engages with patients nationally and locally. This is essential both to ensure that the importance of change is understood by everyone, and to get input from patients […]
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As the NHS approaches its 70th anniversary the health service has published the plan setting out how it will deliver practical improvements in areas prized by patients and the public – cancer, mental health and GP access – while transforming the way that care is delivered to ease pressure on hospitals by helping frail and […]
Terrorism takes a physical toll, not just on those who are unlucky enough to be directly affected. In a world with a 24-hour news cycle, we are struggling to manage the information overload. Millions of people watched last week’s tragic events in Westminster unfolding via news websites and TV in real time and shared a common sense of outrage […]
We are living in The Aluminium Age. Throughout the history of humankind we have lived through various ‘metal ages’ including the Iron Age and the Bronze Age. Towards the end of the nineteenth century there was arguably one of the most important technological advances of the modern era. A method was developed to make aluminium […]
Face blindness, or Prosopagnosis, is a common condition that affects around two in every 100 people in the UK, but relatively little is known about why it occurs and the psychological effect it has on people’s lives. Researchers at Teesside University are hoping to raise awareness about this developmental disorder, which is an inability to recognise […]
March of the Men is a month-long campaign run by Anthony Nolan, the blood cancer charity, which seeks to recruit as many young men aged 16-30 to the register as possible. Anthony Nolan’s aim to find a match for every person in need of a stem cell or bone marrow transplant. Young men aged 16-30 currently […]
