Following a vote of nearly 7,000 doctors, the Royal College of Physicians has dropped its opposition to assisted dying and adopted a neutral stance. Interestingly, those who voted for a neutral stance were a minority, only 25% of respondents. The rest were split between opposing a change in the law (43%) and supporting a change […]
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A new class of oral cholesterol-lowering drug could help patients unable to take statins due to side effects, according to a study published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine. The findings come from the largest study to date to test the effectiveness and safety of bempedoic acid, an oral medication – yet to […]
It is vital that medication is only administered by staff appropriately trained and competent to give it, that it is always given according to written medical instructions and with written consent from the parent or legal guardian. The Children and Family Act 2014 provides guidance for schools and professionals working with children in a childcare […]
New data released today by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) highlights widespread concern and worry UK women are feeling in the face of conflicting fertility information. Four out of five (86%) UK women say information from different sources seems contradictory, while more than three quarters (76%) are not sure if fertility information […]
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A substance from a fungus that infects caterpillars could offer new treatment hope for sufferers of osteoarthritis according to new research.Cordycepin is an active compound isolated from the caterpillar fungus Cordyceps militaris and has proved to be effective in treating osteoarthritis by blocking inflammation in a new way, through reducing a process called polyadenylation. The […]
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Textured breast implants manufactured by Allergan were withdrawn from the European market in December 2018 after a small number of women were found to have developed a rare type of blood cancer called Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL). According to Macmillan Cancer Support, ALCL develops when white blood cells (T-cells) become abnormal and build up […]
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We reported previously that some widely-used infant formulas are heavily contaminated with the known neurotoxin, aluminium. Infant formulas are the only form of nutrition for the majority of neonates and, thereafter, infants up to 12 months of age. Through using infant formulas, parents may be inadvertently feeding their baby with up to 600 μg of […]
Precision drugs could unmask cancers to the immune system and boost the effects of immunotherapy – NHS-approved PARP inhibitor therapy found to boost the body’s immune response – Drugs could be used to increase number of patients who respond to immunotherapies – Treatment developed for ovarian and breast cancers could also work in some lung […]
Professor Chris Exley is alarmed by a recent study which suggests that patients needing transfusions may be exposed to high levels of aluminium and says regulators need to act now. Some fluid warming systems could be heavily contaminated with aluminium, according to research published in the journal Anaesthesia. Researchers have highlighted a significant and dangerous issue […]