More people choosing alternative medicine
Use of practitioner-led complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), such as acupuncture, massage, osteopathy and chiropractic treatment, rose from 12 per…
NHS
Safety concerns around aluminium adjuvants
It is approximately 10 years since we began our investigations into aluminium adjuvants and specifically their mode of action. We…
Keeping NHS workers safe
As NHS workers, we’ve all felt uneasy or isolated at times travelling home late, or in the wee hours. On…
Children are half of sport injury-related A&E attendances
The high burden of sport-related injuries on children has been highlighted by new research published by the Journal of the…
The Chancellor tells patients nothing
The Chancellor had several key questions to answer at this Budget, so that patients could understand how he would be…
Tough Choices and medical ethics
Why should non clinicians read it? Because they or someone they know may find themselves in a situation described in…
AI system for treating sepsis
Scientists have created an artificial intelligence system that could help treat patients with sepsis. The technology, developed by researchers from Imperial…
Palbociclib targets advanced breast cancer
Combining a targeted drug, palbociclib with hormone therapy substantially extends survival for women with advanced breast cancer, according to a…
A century of public health marketing
Dig for Victory, Measles is Misery, Don’t Die of Ignorance; over the past century, these public health messages have frightened,…
Cannabis is fuelling psychoses
New NHS figures showed there were 125,290 cannabis and spice-related hospital admissions in England from April 2013 to March 2018,…