A new PhD course in Indigenous Knowledge – the first of its kind in Australia – will offer a unique opportunity for Indigenous knowledge holders to engage in research and foster new collaborations. The course, developed at the University of Melbourne, has been designed to explicitly recognise Indigenous knowledge as its own interdisciplinary subject area, […]
Helping frail elderly people manage multiple medicines safely is the focus of a new research project led by Dr Beth Fylan, Senior Lecturer in Patient Safety in the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Bradford. The potential impact is considerable: nearly 12 million people in the UK are over 65 and of those, […]
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The future owners of Finland’s neurocentre confirmed: The establishment of a national centre for neurosciences in Finland is progressing in cooperation with the organisations that will own the centre. The preliminary agreement for the establishment phase was signed by 12 organisations. The analysis carried out during Neurocenter Finland’s preparatory phase suggested that a limited company […]
When not to drink grapefruit juice: Have you ever seen the contraindication on your medication – Do not take this medicine with grapefruit juice – and wondered why? Advice from Emma Hammett of First Aid for life. This is because grapefruit juice and the grapefruit itself are frequent culprits in affecting the metabolism of various […]
How to make diseases disappear | Rangan Chatterjee | TEDxLiverpool Can you actually make a disease disappear? Dr Rangan Chatterjee thinks you can. Often referred to as the doctor of the future, Rangan is changing the way that we look at illness and how medicine will be practised in years to come. He highlighted his […]
The populist radical right is a threat to core values of medicine and public health, even within a functioning democratic system, according to a commentary published today by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. In his paper, political scientist Professor Scott Greer, who specialises in researching the politics of health policies of the European Union, attempts to explain what the rising tide […]
The first students have been accepted to a new course that gives the most promising secondary pupils from rural areas and less advantaged backgrounds a unique opportunity to study medicine in Aberdeen. Places are still available on the course, which is a joint initiative by the University of Aberdeen and North East Scotland College (NESCOL). […]
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In recent years, the introduction of new medicines and treatments has exponentially increased the ability to handle and treat major diseases. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), between 1975 and 2000, the world consumption of pharmaceutical products increased drastically from US$ 70 billion to US$ 317 billion, with a consumption of medicines per capita […]
Thousands of years after humans discovered the pain-relieving effects of resin from opium poppies, clinicians still rely on opioids, which are drugs derived from poppies or synthetic versions, to treat severe pain, which reduce the intensity of pain signals reaching the brain. Opioids bind to specific receptors in the nerve system, mimicking a natural neurotransmitter […]
All organisations are required to have governance arrangements in place to ensure the safe storage, management and use of controlled drugs in line with the Misuse of Drugs Act and the Controlled Drugs Regulations 2013. Assurance in adhering to the legal requirements has been a challenge to the Accountable Officers in hospitals over the years […]