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New treatment hope for childhood cancers

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Hippocratic Post

New treatment hope for childhood cancers – University of Queensland research using “natural killer” cells may lead to the first new treatment for a devastating childhood cancer in 40 years. Associate Professor Fernando Guimaraes, a Principal Research Fellow from UQ’s Frazer Institute led a team to develop new therapeutic strategies for hard-to-treat paediatric sarcomas that […]

Preventing strangulation & suffocation for babies

Posted on November 30, 2023 (November 19, 2025) by Emma Hammett

Suffocation and strangulation (along with choking and drowning) account for the majority of accidents resulting in fatalities in the under 5s. For strangulation, the most common causes are blind cords, drawstring bags, necklaces, cot bumpers and clothing becoming caught in something. RoSPA statistics show that at least 33 young children across the UK have died because […]