Antibiotic resistance and the consequences for the NHS
Bacterial infections are prevented and treated with antibiotics. Overuse of these drugs can lead to antibiotic resistance and the emergence
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Your weekly BMJ digest – 29/4/17
So to do these summaries I go to my hospital library and use their copy of the BMJ (there’s less
Read moreYour weekly BMJ digest – 15/4/17
Some week eh? So human kind still exists despite heavy nuclear posturing from North Korea and the US, and the
Read moreLiving With Osteoarthritis
Ever tried to do a quick stance or squat, only to be limited by a sudden sharp pain that leaves
Read moreBetter records will save lives – a new approach to helping the world’s poor
Worldwide 230 million people are invisible, as their births have not ever been recorded. Worse than that, this number is
Read moreTop 10 Most Searched Diseases: #4 HIV – Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HIV is a single stranded RNA virus which has an envelope (lipid membrane). HIV is the causative agent of AIDS,
Read moreMalaria vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline likely to be approved
Malaria is a disease which affects over 200 million people worldwide each year, resulting in nearly 600,000 deaths, many of
Read moreHave we found a wonder drug, which can halt the progress of Alzheimer’s?
It is thought that worldwide approximately 44 million people suffer from Alzheimer’s, and this number is growing every year. In
Read moreMSF and WHO struggling to keep up with the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa
The first outbreak of the Ebola virus in humans took place in 1976. Ebola has one of the highest death
Read moreThe worldwide tobacco epidemic and what’s being done about it
Worldwide, we are going through a ‘Tobacco Epidemic’, which is having serious consequences for health organisations. Some countries such as
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