Lives are at risk because women are not taking urgent cancer symptoms seriously during the pandemic, according to new research by Target Ovarian Cancer. Key ovarian cancer symptoms are of particular concern: Less than 2 in 10 women (17%) say they would book an urgent GP appointment (within a week) if they were experiencing persistent bloating. This […]
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Severe COVID-19 risk factors: The course and severity of COVID-19 in individual patients is largely influenced by the interaction between the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and the human immune system. Normally, the antiviral immune response of natural killer cells (NK cells) is an important step in combating viral replication in the early phase of the infection. On […]
COVID-19 infection in pregnancy is not associated with stillbirth or early neonatal death, according to a new study. However the research, from over 4000 pregnant women with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, also found women who had a positive test were more likely to have a premature birth. The research, led by scientists from Imperial College […]
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Victims of sexual offences could be helped by new research examining the criminal justice system during Covid-19. A new project led by Coventry and Lancaster Universities will explore the impact of Covid-19 on the experiences of sexual violence survivors as their cases go through the criminal justice system (CJS). The project, led by Coventry University’s […]
The unusual suspects: Rare disease in everyday medicine from The Royal Society of Medicine. Date and time: Wed 24 Feb 2021 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Location: Online Organised by Medical Genetics Medics 4 Rare Diseases and the RSM bring together a faculty of top speakers to explore how rare diseases are relevant in everyday clinical medicine. […]
Emergency Departments face continued pressures as 12 hr delays hit 50000 in RCEM Winter Flow Project. Latest data from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine‘s Winter Flow Project shows that in the second week of February 2,359 patients stayed in Emergency Departments for longer than 12 hours across 32 Trusts and Boards in the UK. This represents 4.30% […]
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Leading experts in frailty launch the Silver Book II in collaboration with the The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) The Silver Book II, written by leading international experts in frailty and hosted by the British Geriatrics Society, addresses a wide range of urgent care issues specific to older people. Aimed at clinicians and other healthcare professionals working […]
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World Encephalitis Day is the global awareness day for people who have been directly or indirectly affected by encephalitis. Founded by The Encephalitis Society in 2014, it is held on February 22 each year and has reached over 186 million people through media features, events and social media. It is our hope that it will play […]
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How inflammatory signalling molecules contribute to carcinogenesis: A team of MedUni Vienna researchers led by Johannes A. Schmid at the Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, has managed to identify a previously unknown molecular connection between an inflammatory signalling molecule and one of the main oncogenes. The study has […]
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Nursing applications up by 32 per cent at Bradford University for its nursing courses from 2020 to 2021. This compares to an increase of 20 per cent between 2019 and 2020. The increase mirrors a national rise of around 32 per cent as reported by UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service). Danielle Woods, lecturer in […]
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