The Isolation Choir with our last song of the year – the suitably festive White Christmas. Many of these singers come from singing groups across East Kent and Medway who sing for their health and well-being as well as the enjoyment they get out if it. This includes people living with Parkinson’s and other neurological […]
What do we know about Omicron variant so far? WHO’s Dr Maria Van Kerkhove updates on the transmissibility, severity, symptoms and ways to protect yourself in Science in 5. […]
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National Grief Awareness Week is an initiative which aims to raise awareness of all aspects of grief and loss on a national scale. National Grief Awareness week is 2-8 December 2021. #NGAW21 […]
What to do if you receive a letter inviting you for a targeted lung health check: Lung cancer is the UK’s biggest cancer killer. It is the most common cause of death from cancer for both men and women, claiming almost 35,000 lives a year. Early detection of lung cancer makes it more treatable, so […]
Almost every human cell teems with a potpourri of tiny powerhouses: mitochondria. Up to thousands of them. These organelles use oxygen to convert the nutrients from the food you eat into a form of energy the body can use. The brain consumes a lot of this energy — about 20 percent. Could changes in mitochondria, […]
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Insulin at 100: a life-saving discovery but more remains to be done. 2021 marks the centenary of the discovery of insulin. It is important to remind ourselves that this life-saving medication still remains beyond the reach of many people with diabetes who need it. The International Diabetes Federation is leading a three-year World Diabetes Day […]
The potential of scorpion venoms to combat the threat of new variants of coronavirus is being explored by scientists from the University of Aberdeen and the University of Suez Canal, Egypt. […]
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The saying ‘trust your gut’ refers to following your intuition, but as Dr Martin Stebbing explains it, the saying goes a lot deeper. He believes the phrase was born out of the uncomfortable physical symptoms we experience when something isn’t working quite right in the gut. He recently discussed why it’s important to listen to […]
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World Arthritis Day, referred to as WAD, is a global awareness day held every year on 12 October. WAD aims to help raise awareness in all audiences across the world of the existence and impact of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, often referred to as RMDs. The debilitating effects of these diseases, of which more than […]
Recorded on Thursday 16 September 2021, as part of the Royal Society of Medicine’s COVID-19 Series. This episode explored how the pandemic and multiple national lockdowns have impacted the LGBTQ+ community. To explore the range of impacts, and what needs to happen going forward, we welcomed Dr Callum Phillips, LGBTQ+ Lead at The British Student […]
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