Last year, the Evelina London Children’s Hospital, part of Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital Trust, became the first hospital in the UK to offer staff the opportunity to wear NHS Rainbow badges, which send a message to people who identify as LGBT+ that the hospital is an inclusive place that welcomes everyone. LGBT+ stands for […]
One hundred and thirty years ago, Sir William Osler – probably the most celebrated doctor in modern history – gave an address to the newly minted doctors at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. Osler told the students that ‘in the physician or surgeon no quality takes rank with imperturbability’ He described this as […]
Imperial academics have developed low-cost, smartphone-linked, eco-friendly spoilage sensors for meat and fish packaging. The researchers say the new sensors could help detect spoilage and reduce food waste for supermarkets and consumers. One in three UK consumers throw away food solely because it reaches the use-by date, but sixty per cent (4.2million tonnes) of the […]
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Opioid analgesics were associated with a 30% increase in the risk of pneumonia in persons with Alzheimer’s disease, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The risk was most pronounced in the first two months of use. This is the first study to investigate the association between opioids and pneumonia in this […]
New research on two people born with extra functional fingers has shown how the brain adapts to the workload imposed by more digits. The findings could show us how to tap into the brain’s resources to control robotic extra limbs and digits. Worldwide, about one in every 500 babies are born with extra fingers or […]
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Can artificial intelligence spot early warning signs of oral cancer? Kingston University experts to develop system for mobile phone app in new study. Kingston University experts are exploring how artificial intelligence could be trained to detect the early signs of oral cancer using a mobile phone app. Professors Sarah Barman and Paolo Remagnino have secured […]
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Living in a warzone is linked with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke among civilians, even years after the conflict ends, a study has found. The findings come from the first systematic review of the effects of armed conflict on heart disease risk, carried out by researchers at Imperial College London and the […]
29 May 2019 – Chipping Norton, UK – World Heart Rhythm Week, the brainchild of Arrhythmia Alliance, is highlighting the importance of knowing your heart rhythm. Arrhythmia (irregular heart rhythm disorder) is the number one killer in the UK and causes up to 100,000 sudden cardiac deaths each year killing more people than breast cancer, […]
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There are few antidotes to death in medicine – at least not ones for use by those of us who are not doctors. Naloxone – an antagonist that reverses the effect of an opioid overdose – is one such drug which can be used by the lay responder to save the life of someone overdosing. […]