More than 1500 babies are being sought for a research study testing whether a whooping cough vaccine can help prevent allergies in early childhood in Australia. The OPTIMUM Study, conducted at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), the Telethon Kids Institute and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, is recruiting infants aged 6-12 weeks from Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, respectively. All […]
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Water injections could be used to relieve labour pains. The effectiveness of using sterile water injections for labour contraction pain will be tested by an international collaboration of researchers, thanks to federal funding. The Commonwealth Government’s Medical Research Future Fund has granted more than $300 thousand to the two-year project, run by The University of […]
Scientifically Speaking New from Practical Inspiration Publishing: Now more than ever, the scientific and medical community is under the microscope and in front of the media. Science matters, and in a post-truth world it’s more important than ever for scientists and physicians to be heard. But there’s a challenge. To get people to listen, you […]
British children are consuming ‘exceptionally high’ proportions of ultra-processed foods, increasing their risk of obesity and damaging their long-term health. These are the findings of an Imperial-led study using data from thousands of children in England over a number of years, which looked at the health impact of consuming ultra-processed foods (UPFs) – food and […]
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Come rain or shine, the weather did nothing to ease or worsen the mental health consequences of Covid-19 – according to new research from the University of East Anglia and the University of Essex. The first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic saw more people suffer mental health problems in the UK. But a new study […]
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National AIDS Trust’s response to NHS Blood and Transplant’s changes to blood, plasma and platelet donations from 14 June 2021 Deborah Gold, Chief Executive of National AIDS Trust, said: “We welcome the changes made today (Monday 14 June) meaning more gay and bisexual men will be able to donate blood safely because of eligibility now […]
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Nutrition Scientist; Dr Kathryn O’Sullivan looks at the role of gut bacteria and the microbiome as a “major weapon in fighting COVID 19 for the Hippocratic Post. Focusing on the gut may support our return to normality in more ways than expected. Scientists think that the bacteria in our gut could be a major weapon in […]
Rise In Women Turning To ‘Dr Google’ For ‘Unusual’ Symptoms: At different stages of your life, you may have questions about women’s health, such as periods, discharge, and abnormal bleeding. New research from Bupa Health Clinics shows a greater need for women’s health awareness, with an increase in women turning to Dr Google for their […]
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has announced that the anti-fibrotic medicine nintedanib has been accepted for use by NHS Scotland for the treatment of patients with the lung scarring disease pulmonary fibrosis. Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (APF) has spearheaded a campaign for patients in Scotland with the support of patients, families and medical experts, to […]
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Wild Swimming in the crystal clear waters of Cornwall: Daniel Start, Matt Newbury and Sophie Pierce on how to reduce the stress and anxiety from your busy hospital job by meditative Wild Swimming. It is a magic that comes leaping into the mind when we think of Cornwall, and in truth it is a magic […]