Biden Declines Second Term: Health Concerns
Joe Biden, 81, has announced that he will not be seeking a second term as President of the United States,…
Thea Jourdan
Thea Jourdan is the founder and editorial director of Hippocratic Post as well as being Editor of Apothecary, the journal of the Worshipful Society of the Apothecaries of London, and a contributor to the Good Health section of the Daily Mail. She sits on the executive committee of the Medical Journalists’ Association.
New catheter coating stops bacteria cells from swarming
Harmful bacteria that cause UTIs can change their shape into ‘swarmer cells’ to rapidly colonise the inside of catheters. They…
AI-designed catheters could dramatically reduce urinary tract infections
AI-designed catheters could dramatically reduce urinary tract infection rates among hospital patients, without the need for chemicals or antibiotics. Around…
The many medical uses of ozone
Ozone, a super-charged form of oxygen which exists naturally as a gas in the stratosphere and shields us from the…
Long covid end game?
When I was suffering from Long Covid back in 2020, I would have done almost anything to wave goodbye to…
Placentophagy: does it work beyond a ‘placebo’ effect?
Placentophagy: does it work beyond a ‘placebo’ effect? Sallyann Beresford has been a doula, or professional birthing partner, for the…
Hacking time zones with Re-Timer
Hacking time zones with Re-Timer: Mick Jagger, the 78-year-old Rolling Stones singer, was recently photographed in a pair of futuristic…
Diary of Covid-19: Day 18
I should probably be writing this saying that I have said good-bye to Covid-19, but I have to admit that…
Diary of Covid-19 – Part IV
Day 9 with Covid 19 I’m pleased to say that my cough is much better and my lungs are clearer,…
Diary of Covid-19 (Part III)
Now my immune system seems to have finally caught up with the idea that I have a nasty viral infection,…
Diary of Covid-19 (Part II)
Day 6 since I met Covid 19 It’s Mother’s Day and I’m in bed with coronavirus. My kids can wave…
Diary of Covid-19 (Part I)
Everyone at the small lunch I attended last Sunday picked up Covid 19, including the birthday girl. No one was…