What’s in a name when it comes to nursing job titles? Actually quite a lot, according to new research.‘Variation in job titles within the nursing workforce’, published in The Journal of Clinical Nursing this week, warns that nearly 600 specialist job titles now in use is confusing the public, medical professionals and commissioners of healthcare […]
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK and affects one in eight women during their lifetime. Risk factors include age and family history which you can’t change. However, according to the World Health Organisation, a third of breast cancer cases are thought to be preventable. ‘There is good evidence that […]
Statins reduce deaths from coronary heart disease by 28 per cent in men, according to the longest-ever study focusing on men with high levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol and no other risk factors or signs of heart disease. The study, by Imperial College London and University of Glasgow, is published in the journal Circulation today. Previous […]
In tribal societies, obesity is often seen as a sign of health and beauty. However, in the developed world it is regarded as a disease that mainly affects the poor. It wasn’t always like this: Our ancestors were hunter gatherers and didn’t always have energy ready. During the harsh Neolithic winters food was scarce and […]
On World Mind Matters Day 2017, research funded by the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), of laws and policies in 52 countries of the Commonwealth reveals that only 48 per cent of Commonwealth countries have a mental health policy. Low income countries are more likely to have mental health policies than high income ones although numbers […]
This week is Organ Donation Week. If you needed an organ transplant would you have one? #organdonantion […]
How did Diana learn to become the ‘Queen of Hearts’ for the marginalised and unloved? Nurse Helen Cowan says she has met nurses and carers who shared her endless empathy born out of personal suffering. In the controversial Channel 4 documentary, “Diana: In her own words”, the Princess was portrayed as somebody more comfortable sitting […]
Is internet porn the new norm for young people in a digital age? And what effect is it having on their relationships? Earlier this year, Theresa May’s government announced its plan to radically overhaul sex education by introducing compulsory sexual education, from the age of 4, in all schools, to teach children about healthy relationships. […]
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Children in care, including those in foster and residential care, have double the rates of urgent dental treatment and are half as likely to attend dental services as the general child population. Children in care are also twice as likely to have a tooth extraction under general anaesthetic. A new study led by the University […]
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At this year’s ESCP annual conference in Berlin which takes place in September, consultant surgeon Brendan Moran will lead a session looking at how to deal with a malignant appendix. ‘Colorectal surgeons will occasionally encounter an appendix tumour during surgery. Finding such tumours is even more likely when performing emergency surgery. These tumours could be […]