Inactivity can cause rapid decline in elderly
Older people who are inactive or sedentary for any period of time can rapidly lose muscle mass and mobility. According…
Nursing & Care
Australian flu and what you need to know
Could this flu season be the worst we have seen in the last 50 years? Keep washing you hands and…
Technology and innovation: enablers but not saviours of the NHS
Technology and innovation are being invoked as saviours of an over-stretched NHS whose seventieth birthday is looming, particularly as both…
Ideal gifts for someone in hospital
What's the ideal gift to bring someone who is in hospital? Hospitals can be very tedious places for patients and…
Merry Christmas without asthma
Christmas trees, candle fumes and smoking Christmas puddings may be festive but they can all make asthma symptoms worse this…
Cannabidiol could treat psychosis
A constituent of cannabis known as cannabidiol could hold promise as a new class of treatment for psychosis, according to…
Intimate moment in the Himalayas
Ruth Taylor lived and worked in the foothills of the Himalayas during the decade of the nineties. Based at Woodstock…
Mood drugs could beat antibiotic resistance
Scientists are increasingly have to look for new ways to combat bacterial infections due to the rise in antibiotic resistance.…
Resources for medics: pancreatic cancer UK
Pancreatic Cancer UK has received accreditation from the Information Standard for the fourth year in a row for its range…
Memories of working on the wards at Christmas time
The Kingston and St George's Nursing oral history project 'Nurse's voices' captures the experiences of nurses working at St George's…