This is the latest instalment of the War Doctor Heroes series from the David Nott Foundation(The Foundation), introducing Dr Ayman, a Syrian vascular surgeon and War Doctor Hero from Syria. The Foundation first met Ayman back in 2013, when David Nott was volunteering in Alzarour Hospital, Aleppo. Whilst treating patients, David was able to teach […]
Staying fit during isolation – new online fitness programme Quarantrain launches today. Staff and students from the University of Nottingham are part of an international team of experts who are today (2 April) launching QuaranTrain – a student-led healthcare project to help provide information and resources to stay fit and well during periods of isolation. Covid-19 […]
Patients with schizophrenia have higher levels of dopamine and the typical symptoms of the disease have been linked to this. However, it is not only the elevated level of the neurotransmitter dopamine that triggers symptoms in patients but also poorer regulation of dopamine release by a certain area of the brain. For the first time, […]
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Siobhan Miller, founder of ThePositive Birth Company, comments on the NHS suspending home births in some areas of the country: “The coronavirus is already causing a huge amount of anxiety and concern especially amongst pregnant women. Not only are they in the high-risk category, their antenatal and postnatal classes, groups and clinics have been cancelled, […]
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Babies with brain tumours could benefit from targeted treatment – Tumours in infants biologically distinct from older patients – – Study finds genetic vulnerabilities to existing targeted drugs – – Clinical trials to offer hope for families of youngest patients – Brain cancer in infants is biologically distinct from other childhood brain tumours and could […]
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A Scotland-based virtual biobank dealing in ethically sourced human tissue samples is helping to speed up the provision of COVID-19 samples for researchers and drug developers working to find a cure for the global pandemic. Tissue Solutions Ltd, founded in 2007, responded to the UKCRC Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre’s (TDCC) call to action in […]
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MPs have today written to the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care urging him to prioritise the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for radiotherapy professionals and to take steps to boost radiotherapy capacity to save lives. In the letter from the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Radiotherapy the MPs set out […]
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Webinar for Integrated Crisis Management in the NHS for COVID-19. David Nott (War, Disaster and Trauma Surgeon), Shanu Rasheed (experienced in complex surgery and disaster response) & Dominic Morgan (paramedic experienced in command structure and disaster response) discuss how crisis management must be integrated into the NHS if we are to avoid a further peak […]
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The 1957 flu outbreak caused an estimated one million to two million deaths worldwide and is generally considered to have been the least severe of the three influenza pandemics of the 20th century although it did affect children. […]
OHCHR, IOM, UNHCR and WHO joint press release: the rights and health of refugees, migrants and stateless must be protected in COVID-19 response. In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, we are all vulnerable. The virus has shown that it does not discriminate – but many refugees, those forcibly displaced, the stateless and migrants are at heightened risk. Three-quarters of the world’s refugees and […]