Allergic diseases directly cost between 1,800 and 6,600 euros per patient per year
The HEAD registry, with nearly 800 patients, serves to evaluate the economic and social impact of allergies at a European…
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Positive parenting tips for half term
School can be enormously stressful environment for many children and half term provides the opportunity to rest, reset and re-connect.…
Impact of WFH on disabled and neurodivergent people
Coventry University researcher tells MPs about the impact of remote working on disabled and neurodivergent people Remote working is an…
Charity Young Epilepsy insists on more support
The National charity Young Epilepsy, insists the government must act on school school support for children with epilepsy A petition…
Climate: More people died from hot or cold weather conditions than COVID in parts of UK
Research has highlighted how weather extremes worsened by climate change are now a major national public health threat. The study, led…
Dentists: Tie-ins won’t halt exodus from service
As Ministers launch a consultation, the British Dental Association has stressed that ‘tying-in’ inexperienced younger dentists will never compensate for…
Epidural: Associated with reduction in severe maternal health complications
Receiving an epidural during labour is associated with a significant reduction in severe maternal morbidity (serious health problems during childbirth…
Virtual twin to improve care for type 2 diabetes patients
Karolinska University Hospital is participating in a major EU project on AI and precision medicine. A virtual twin will help…
Vasculitis: How to improve health outcomes and experiences of care
New research from the University of Aberdeen has for the first time provided evidence of how best to deliver effective…
Two genes of the germline are essential for the development of brain tumours in Drosophila
Every cell in an organism carries an identical set of genetic instructions within its DNA. However, what determines whether a…
Reducing your pollen load
“Avoiding the allergen is always key with any allergy, whatever it might be,” says airborne allergens expert Max Wiseberg. “If…
New DNA origami technique promises breakthroughs in medicine
A new technique in building DNA structures at a microscopic level has the potential to advance drug delivery and disease…