Sarcomas are uncommon cancers that can affect any part of the body, on the inside or outside, including the muscle, bone, tendons, blood vessels and fatty tissues. 15 people are diagnosed with sarcoma every day in the UK. That’s about 5,300 people a year. Sarcoma UK is here to fund vital research, offer support for […]
As COVID-19 case numbers in Africa climb faster than all earlier peaks, new and faster spreading variants are fuelling the continent’s surging third wave. Cases have increased in Africa for six weeks running and rose by 25% week-on-week to almost 202 000 in the week ending on June 27th, reaching nine tenths of the continent’s […]
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The accidental ingestion of liquitabs caused the hospitalisation of nearly 1500 children last year. Some of those admitted required ventilation in Intensive Care and a couple required re-constructive surgery. Learn more here about what to do with first aid advice from @FirstAidForLife Liquitabs look incredibly appealing to little ones. Please store them safely; well out […]
Mitral regurgitation: Hitherto, the development of valvular heart disease in patients with chronic heart failure has been underestimated and rarely treated. This is the finding of a study conducted at the Division of Cardiology within the Department of Medicine II at Vienna General Hospital and MedUni Vienna and published in the prestigious British Medical Journal […]
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Diversity in leadership roles essential to engage minority-ethnic medical students with academia. Minority-ethnic medical students must have more role-models in senior leadership positions if they are to engage with academia. This is one of the conclusions drawn by a group of medical students writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine about the drivers and barriers to engaging with academia. Barriers currently […]
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Liquid chalk highly effective in killing SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A viruses: Melbourne researchers have found that liquid chalk, commonly used in gyms to improve grip, acts as an antiseptic against highly infectious human viruses, completely killing both SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) and influenza A viruses. University of Melbourne Professor Jason Mackenzie, a laboratory […]
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Water safety advice for your pets: Being around cool water in the warmth of summer is one of life’s pleasures. Whether its splashing in a pool, playing on the beach, wild swimming in a river or lake, or a boating adventure to sea, it always pays to keep ourselves and our pets safe around water. […]
WHO issues first global report on AI in health and 6 guiding principles for its design and use. Growing use of AI for health presents governments, providers, and communities with opportunities and challenges. Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds great promise for improving the delivery of healthcare and medicine worldwide, but only if ethics and human rights are put at […]
The VacSeen Project is a student-led initiative to vaccinate homeless people for free has received an “overwhelming response”, according to its seven University of Queensland founders. The VacSeen Project, which partners with existing health services to cover the cost of flu vaccines for the homeless, was partly the brainchild of second-year UQ Medicine student and project president, Jeremy […]
