A bioengineering breakthrough which helps repair damaged bones without causing the negative side effects of other treatments could lead to better results for patients, scientists say. It could support the development of new treatments to help people living with serious skeletal injuries or cancer patients who have lost bone to the disease to regrow bone […]
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One in four ambulance workers has witnessed a death due to delays in the past three years, a mass GMB survey has found. The poll of almost 3,000 ambulance workers across the UK found that: 24.4 per cent of ambulance workers had witnessed a death due to delays during the past three years A further […]
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The British Dental Association has said failure to set out credible plans to save NHS dentistry will hit the parties at the ballot box, with evidence showing the state of the service is now at the forefront of voter concerns. A new survey of voters in England by YouGov reveals the access crisis in dentistry […]
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A podcast series explores the disproportionately high mortality rate for people with darker skin diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer and the rate has increased by about one-third over the last decade in the UK. Researchers have projected a record high of 20,800 cases this year with an […]
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Poor mental health affects all genders, but many men suffer in silence and this Men’s Health Week, Lee Hawker-Lecesne MBPsS, Clinical Director at The Cabin, Asia’s premier rehabilitation center, is helping men to break that silence, encouraging open conversations, and ensuring men have the support they deserve to thrive, not just survive. The nation’s suicide […]
Traditional chemotherapy often poses significant challenges, including severe side effects, damage to healthy tissue and limited efficacy. Now, researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) have developed a revolutionary approach to cancer treatment — one that is a more targeted, effective, and less toxic alternative to traditional […]
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The UK towns and cities most interested in weight loss medications – Bolton ranks top New data has revealed the UK areas most interested in weight loss medications according to search data, with Bolton taking the top spot. In second was Croydon, while Doncaster followed in third for areas most interested in the use of […]
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New report calls for more support for schools to improve health and wellbeing in children and young people Northumbria University academics have contributed to a new report, published by the Centre For Young Lives, which calls for more support for schools to fix the broken school food system and boost children’s physical activity in order […]
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Dr Israar Ul-Haq joined our HEST-UK (Hostile Environment Surgical Training-UK) course in Bolton to improve his trauma surgery skills before entering the heart of Palestine’s crisis – the Gaza Strip. Dr Israar Ul-Haq is a doctor with a primary focus on urgent and pre–hospital care. Volunteering his expertise, Dr Ul-Haq joined two separate missions to Gaza, […]
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Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is one of the most common causes of kidney transplant failure. To date, however, no treatment has proven effective in combating this complication in the long term. As part of an international and multidisciplinary clinical study led by Georg Böhmig and Katharina Mayer, Clinical Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine […]
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