Global drive to improve maternity safety
September 17th 2021 - A global drive to improve the safety of maternity care was under way today marking World Patient
Safety Day.
'Weak recommendation' for medical cannabis for chronic pain
September 10th 2021 - Trials of cannabis products should only be set up for people living with chronic pain, experts
say today.
COPD exacerbations linked to hot weather
September 3rd 2021 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease symptoms worsen in hotter weather, US researchers report
today.
Major progress in osteoarthritis research
August 27th 2021 - A major step forward has been made in understanding genetic risk factors in osteoarthritis, researchers
have reported.
Dementia link to mentally unstimulating jobs
August 20th 2021 - Having a job that is not mentally stimulating is linked to a significantly increased risk of developing
dementia, researchers report today.
Gene variants cause hypertension in pregnancy
August 13th 2021 - A unique pair of gene variants has been discovered that causes hypertension in pregnancy, a new
global study has revealed.
Hope for endometriosis drug target
August 2021 - A potential drug treatment for endometriosis could available after a gene that increases the
risk of the condition was identified.
Gene therapy programme launched for neurodegenerative diseases
July 2021 - An innovative gene therapy programme has been launched that could lead to novel treatments for
neurodegenerative diseases.
Novel pancreatic cancer biomarker found
June 2021 - A new biomarker for pancreatic cancer has been identified, raising hopes of earlier diagnosis,
British researchers have announced.
Malaria parasite gene activity mapped in unprecedented detail
May 2021 - A detailed atlas of the genetic changes malaria parasites go through as they prepare to infect people
has been produced for the first time.
Multi-drug resistant bacteria spread in cystic fibrosis patients
April 2021 - A multi-drug resistant bacteria has been shown to evolve and spread widely among cystic fibrosis
patients.
Facemasks must continue after lockdown, urge scientists
March 2021 - The UK should continue to require the use of facemasks after other lockdown restrictions are
ended, according to an analysis published today.
Ovary
transplant baby born
September 24th 2004 - The first baby has
been born to a woman who underwent an ovary transplant, it was announced
today.
Celebrations and questions over Tamara birth
September 27th 2004 - The birth of a baby
to a woman who had an ovarian transplant has created hope for dozens of
others - despite some scientific scepticism.
Bioterrorism
alert as physicians from Australasia and Thailand meet
May 6th - 8th 2002 - News Special from the
Royal Australasian College of Physicians Brisbane.
Creativity
or mental chaos - debated at international psychiatric conference
July 9th 2001 - The links between psychiatry
and the arts are to be celebrated at a conference which starts in London
today.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has teamed up with the World Psychiatric
Association to stage the event: "2001: A Mind Odyssey".
Cover-ups that led to spread of mad cow disease
October 26th 2000 - The epidemic of so-called
mad cow disease in the United Kingdom probably sprang from a genetic mutation
in an animal in the early 1970s, according to a government report.
Curing bubble babies
June 27th 2000 - Two doctors spoke today
of the remarkable treatments they have devised for two once incurable
blood conditions - and how they hoped they could lead to more cures.
Childbirth and pregnancy - Steering a safe course. October 1998.
Childbirth and pregnancy - Original feature. March 1998
Discussion on the HRT - Cancer controversy - From February 2000.
Medicine & The Media - The breast cancer/HRT controversy. October 1997.
Human engine oil? - The conflicting evidence? From January 1998.