Pioneering medical treatments should be available on NHS, survey reveals
New potentially life-saving and pioneering medical treatments such as bone marrow transplant and stem cell therapy should be made available on the National Health...
Connecting patients with a rare digestive disorder to research and cures
Life with a rare digestive disorder often means suffering with disabling symptoms for years before receiving the correct diagnosis and appropriate care. Patient advocacy...
Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis comments on World Blood Donor Day 2018
European Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis comments on World Blood Donor Day 2018, urging young people to step forward and donate blood in order to keep...
Evidence “insufficient” that nicotine preloading helps smokers quit
A new trial published this week by the BMJ has found that there is insufficient evidence that using a patch for four weeks before...
Everything you need to know about the types of anaesthesia
We provide a brief overview about the anaesthesia profession, including the various types of anaesthesia and the complications involved.
There are several types of anaesthesia,...
Health payments causing poverty, even in high-income countries
The costly nature of health payments is unaffordable and causes financial strain to the point of poverty, even in high-income countries, according to a...
The Canadian Cannabis Act: what does it mean for legalisation elsewhere?
In a history-making political decision, Canada is currently preparing for the legalisation of recreational cannabis, known as the Cannabis Act, which would make it...
Dementia risk increased in 50-year-olds with higher blood pressure
A new study has found that 50-year-olds with blood pressure higher than normal but still below the threshold commonly used when deciding to treat...
Further targeted use of immunotherapy has been discovered
Innovations in immunotherapy are continuing, as researchers have discovered a new method for predicting the likelihood of the treatment’s success.
Immunotherapy, the method in which...
Customised resistance exercise is a factor for success with fibromyalgia
The correct support and individually adjusted resistance exercises have been found to produce considerable health improvements in female patients with fibromyalgia, according to research...
Type 1 diabetes in children: everything you need to know
Type 1 diabetes in children is an ever-growing issue, so in this Diabetes Week, we take a look into the facts and figures behind...
First of its kind AST-VAC2 vaccine gets tested to treat lung cancer
In a collaboration agreement between Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and Asterias, a first of its kind vaccine, AST-VAC2, has entered into a phase I...
Immune system remains damaged despite cured hepatitis C infection
The immune system remains changed for many years, even after a hepatitis C infection heals, according to a new study by Karolinska Institutet, Sweden,...
New 2018 European guidelines for treatment of arterial hypertension
A first look at the new European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Joint Guidelines for the Management of Arterial...
Over half of diabetes patients are treated for mental health
A new study from a leading mental health provider reports that over half of the people living with diabetes in the UK have been...
STOP-CP in children – Stem cell Treatment Of Perinatal Cerebral Palsy using cord blood
Arne Jensen, CEO of BrainRepair UG and head of the Campus Clinic Gynaecology Bochum, Germany, outlines the motivation behind STOP-CP!: Stem cell Treatment Of...
Loneliness found to be strong predictor of premature death
Loneliness is bad for the heart and a strong predictor of premature death, a new study presented at EuroHeartCare 2018 suggests.
Loneliness and social isolation...
Antibodies work together to enhance immune system against malaria
A recent study has discovered a previously unnoticed characteristic of antibodies against the malaria parasite that improves immune system response, aiding scientists in developing...
Minimally invasive tissue sampling part of new global surveillance alliance
A new technique known as minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS), developed by ISGlobal, will form part of a new global surveillance alliance which will...
Ex-smokers are advised to use high-nicotine e-cigarettes
Those who wish to quit smoking are better off having high-nicotine e-cigarettes as it reduces the risk of exposure to toxins in the vapour,...