Flu vaccine uptake among care home staff
Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are investigating uptake of the flu vaccine among care home staff in…
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RSM global online Covid-19 conference
Royal Society of Medicine convenes global Covid-19 clinical conference: An international Covid-19 conference to consolidate key clinical learning from across the…
10 year radiotherapy results for breast cancer study
Long-term safety of radiotherapy in fewer doses for patients with early breast cancer demonstrated in 10-year study A lower total dose…
Rankin’s powerful portraits of NHS frontline staff
Rebecca Wallersteiner interviews the renowned photographer, Rankin, who has previously shot the Rolling Stones, David Bowie and the Queen on…
Referrals of urgent care lung conditions drop by up to 70%
An average of 3,399 patients per week missed out on urgent and routine referrals during lockdown, according to the Taskforce…
Urgent action needed on BAME workforce risk assessments
Urgent action needed on BAME workforce risk assessments: According to a new survey from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and…
BAME communities disproportionately affected by Covid-19
In the UK and beyond, COVID-19 has been disproportionately deadly for people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.…
Lack of cancer diagnosis now a major crisis in UK
The need for urgent cancer diagnosis and screening is becoming more acute by each passing day according to one of…
New device to detect mouth cancer
NHS England has given the green light and a £1 million grant for a team to develop a pain-free, non-invasive…
Kawasaki-like syndrome linked to COVID-19 in children is a new condition
A study on children suffering from severe inflammatory symptoms shows the condition is new and distinct from Kawasaki disease. In…