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Infection/Disease

Dogs and Lyme disease

Dog walkers need to be aware of the dangers of Lyme disease, spread by ticks found in long grass and…

Engaging faith communities in HIV prevention

Positive East, London’s largest HIV charity that has been at the forefront of HIV services for 26 years, recently began…

The end of HIV is up to us

We have come a long way since 1991 when Diana, Princess of Wales was photographed sitting by the bedsides of…

Tackling HIV stigma

In advance of The Hippocratic Post's debate #TheEndofHIV sponsored by Gilead and hosted by ApothecariesLDN on 8th May, watch this short animation from…

Follow NICE guidance and test for Lynch

NICE guidelines published last year recommended that all bowel cancer patients should be tested at diagnosis for signs of Lynch…

Eliminating the vicious eye disease, trachoma

We could be just years away from eliminating trachoma, one of the world’s oldest diseases, says Dr Caroline Harper CBE, CEO…

Bittersweet goodbyes with MSF in Bangladesh

Yesterday was bittersweet, as I discharged my favourite patient from the MSF facility in Bangladesh where I have been working.…

Dramatic drop in global measles cases

Dramatic drop in global measles cases: In 2016, an estimated 90 000 people died from measles – an 84% drop…

Malaria and climate change

Climate itself is a basic determinant of the distribution of malaria in the world. As the US Centers for Disease…

Healthy micro biome, healthy you

Evidence now shows that around 70 per cent of your immune system depends on having a healthy micro biome in your gut.…

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