2021 Recent advances in medicine and surgery: This one-day symposium, held annually, offers a series of brief reviews of clinical topics which have seen recent advances, either in pathogenesis, investigation or treatment, given by speakers who are authorities in their fields. Date and time: Thu 2 Dec 2021 from 10:00am to 4:20pm Among the subjects to […]
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Liam Beattie from Terrence Higgins Trust gives a short overview of the work of the charity. Terrence Higgins Trust was one of the first charities to be set up in response to the HIV epidemic and has been at the forefront of the fight against HIV, and improving the nation’s sexual health, ever since. Our […]
The 2021 UK HIV Public Knowledge and Attitudes Survey is a collaborative piece of research from the National AIDS Trust, Fast Track Cities London and research agency BritainThinks. In this piece of research we have explored what the public thinks, knows and feels about HIV using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, including: • […]
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In part of a recent human study led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), it was found that after eating a curry dish containing pepper, piperine – an alkaloid responsible for the pungency of pepper – was present in the milk of breastfeeding women. The findings help decipher mechanisms that shape our food preferences […]
WHO Statement – Classification of Omicron (B.1.1.529): SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern The Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) is an independent group of experts that periodically monitors and evaluates the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and assesses if specific mutations and combinations of mutations alter the behaviour of the virus. The TAG-VE was convened on […]
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A Coventry University graduate has thanked staff for helping her complete her degree while fighting a courageous battle against bowel cancer. Karen Bucknall showed tremendous spirit to finish her degree in sociology – even completing her dissertation while having chemotherapy. She is now preparing to report on the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham as she […]
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A clutter-free environment may not help people with dementia carry out daily tasks – according to a new study from the University of East Anglia. Researchers studied whether people with dementia were better able to carry out tasks, such as making a cup of tea, at home – surrounded by their usual clutter – or […]
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Nearly two thirds of A&Es across the UK had ambulances waiting to transfer patients every day in the past week, according to a new survey from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. The latest RCEM survey covers the period 8 November to 14 November 2021 and was sent to Clinical Leads in Emergency Departments across […]
By knowing the causes of mouth cancer, we can take positive steps to reduce our own level of risk, says a leading health charity. The Oral Health Foundation is raising awareness about the causes of mouth cancer, following new research that shows far too many people remain unaware of the main risk factors. The number […]
Exposing inequities in life expectancy : a surge in people dying in their own homes is ‘deeply worrying,’ risking a chasm in life expectancy between rich and poor: Analysis of ONS data by LCP has highlighted ‘worrying’ high levels of people dying in their own homes from causes other than Covid in England and Wales. […]