How to have a pet-friendly Christmas

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How to have a pet-friendly Christmas: While Christmas is an exciting time of year for the family, it can be both stressful and potentially dangerous for your pet. Follow our top tips to make sure you can have a pet friendly Christmas. Candles Candles decorate many of our homes over Christmas, but wagging tails from […]

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Managing menopause symptoms over the festive period

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Managing menopause symptoms over the festive period: If you are a woman of a certain age, then you may be  you feeling increasingly overwhelmed and forgetful this month as festive responsibilities ramp up.  Bupa Clinics give sage advice for managing menopause symptoms over the holiday season. Christmas can often feel like an overwhelming time, from […]

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Could a nasal spray treat obstructive sleep apnoea?

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A drug in development for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has shown promising results, after researchers from Flinders University tested the treatment in people for the first time. Designed to prevent the narrowing or collapse of the upper airways during sleep, a key factor in OSA, the treatment could prove to be a potential alternative for […]

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Potential new biomarker for ADHD and ASD

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A new potential biomarker for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism has been found. “It’s often said that ‘the eyes tell it all’, but no matter what their outward expression, the eyes may also be able to signal neurodevelopmental disorders such as ASD and ADHD” Researchers from Flinders University and the University of South […]

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Train the Trainers

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Last month, we were delighted to hold our annual Train the Trainers course, giving 29 doctors from around the world the skills they need to become David Nott Foundation Trainers within their home countries and better serve their communities. Our goal is to create a model of sustainability in conflicted countries by helping doctors strengthen […]

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Training anaesthetists in war zones

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Dr Elma Wong is a consultant anaesthetist in Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. For the past ten years, Elma has taken several months of unpaid leave to volunteer in conflict zones each year. Elma and a small team of faculty recently returned from training 71 doctors in the Ukrainian cities of Poltava and Zhytomyr. Here, […]

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Mental health: Sick forced out of UK workforce

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Mentally unwell people being forced out of workforce: Six in 10 people who are economically inactive because of long-term illness are living with a mental health problem, researchers found. The revelation suggests that a rise in mental health problems across the country is a key contributor to the shrinking UK’s labour market, where 2.5 million […]

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University announces ambitious plans to develop its Centre for Health and Social Equity

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Northumbria University is taking forward ambitious plans to develop its Centre for Health and Social Equity after being awarded £5.8 million by the Office for Students. The Centre, known as CHASE, will bring together academics working on health, social care, education, wellbeing and equity issues across the University’s City and Coach Lane Campuses into one […]

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Coventry University to receive £5milion grant to fund digital laboratory

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An innovative digital laboratory will be created at Coventry University to further help students learn the in-demand skills needed within the healthcare and engineering sectors. The Precision Digital Manufacturing and Healthcare Technology Lab has been awarded £5million from the Office for Students (OfS) and will be equipped with industry standard digital technologies such as 3D […]

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International study improving severe pneumonia outcomes

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International study to better treat children with severe pneumonia complication: An international study led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has secured philanthropic funding to better treat children with a severe complication of pneumonia. Associate Professor Catherine Satzke received the $620,993 E.W. AI Thrasher Award to advance research into pleural empyema, which causes fluid to fill […]

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