Why Hepatitis B Isn’t On Its Way Out (Yet)
Is hepatitis B infection a problem that will gradually fizzle out over time? On initial reflection, it is easy to…
Infection/Disease
How we fight infection
Our bodies are designed to keep out infection, using an armoury that includes a tough outer layer of skin, tiny hair-like…
Why more women die of bacteraemia
Scientific research is an ongoing process and one conclusion often raises more questions than it answers. Our research, published in…
Screen and treat for HepB
Hepatitis B is a devastating virus that infects around 250 million people worldwide and is endemic proportions in parts of…
Can we win the war on bacteria?
“The time may come when penicillin can be bought by anyone in the shops. Then there is the danger that…
Sepsis is just as urgent as a heart attack and should be treated similarly
“Every year doctors, in the UK, have to deal with 150,000 cases of sepsis, resulting in around 44,000 deaths. This…
Viral hepatitis kills as many as malaria, TB or HIV/AIDS
“Although hepatitis is often overlooked in the media as HIV and AIDS tend to make headlines, viral hepatitis has become…
No kissing please!
Do doctors have time for dogs? According to social media, it depends on what field you work in and whether…
Genetic engineering and MND
Over the last 20 years, there have been tremendous strides in our understanding of motor neuron disease and ways to…
Beware of bilharzia
Thinking of travelling to Africa for work or pleasure this summer? Better read up schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia or snail fever,…