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Annual HIV data shows a continued decline since 2000

Annual HIV data shows a continued decline since 2000

Published by Public Health England, Annual HIV data shows new HIV diagnoses in the UK have fallen to their lowest level since 2000. New HIV...
Alzheimer’s research increasingly focused on links to sleep and other behaviours

Alzheimer’s research increasingly focused on links to sleep and other behaviours

Sleep and other behavioural topics are growing within Alzheimer’s disease research, according to a new report released by Elsevier. September is World Alzheimer’s Month, and...
Let’s bear WITNESS to the ground-breaking Philippines TB modelling

Let’s bear WITNESS to the ground-breaking Philippines TB modelling

One million people in the Philippines have active TB, a figure which is reportedly on the rise – could the WITNESS project use TB...
Global Roadmap to prevent cardiovascular disease among people living with diabetes

Global Roadmap to prevent cardiovascular disease among people living with diabetes

The World Heart Federation launches a new Global Roadmap on the prevention of cardiovascular disease among people living with diabetes. At ESC Congress 2019 together...
Did you know that cigarette smoking has been reduced by 1.4 billion per year?

Did you know that cigarette smoking has been reduced by 1.4 billion per year?

More than a billion fewer cigarettes smoked each year as people ditch cigarette smoking, according to Cancer Research UK. Around 1.4 billion fewer cigarettes are...
French startup raises €1.8m to combat loneliness in chronic disease

French startup raises €1.8m to combat loneliness in chronic disease

With help from EIT Health Investor Network, French start-up Wefight, announced that they have raised €1.8m to battle loneliness in chronic disease. Wefight are aiming...

UK Tick-borne Lyme disease cases may be higher than thought

New cases of tick-borne Lyme disease in the UK may be three times higher than previous estimates suggest. The finding suggest that new cases...
Discover the joint venture to develop therapeutics targeting chronic inflammatory conditions

Discover the joint venture to develop therapeutics targeting chronic inflammatory conditions

Therapeutics for chronic inflammatory conditions may come sooner than you think as Tetra Bio-Pharma announce joint venture with Thorne and Onegevity Health to form...

New research could help develop ways to detect risk of Alzheimer’s

Researchers have recently discovered that people who carry a gene associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease find it more difficult accessing recently...
New standards raise the bar for IBD care

New standards raise the bar for IBD care

Crohn’s & Colitis UK and IBD UK campaign to promote better care for everyone with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) – will there be a...
The European Burns Association and the world of burn care

The European Burns Association and the world of burn care

The European Burns Association aims to encourage the co-operation of burn care throughout Europe, here we take a look into the association and what...

The rise of measles in Europe: social media taking responsibility

A recent global rise of measles has seen a number of American states declare a state of emergency and the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
The world of silent strokes: a common phenomenon you didn’t know about

The world of silent strokes: a common phenomenon you didn’t know about

Canadian researchers have discovered that covert or silent strokes are common in seniors after they have elective, non-cardiac surgery and double their risk of...
Breakthrough monkey malaria study offers cure for relapsing malaria

Breakthrough monkey malaria study offers cure for relapsing malaria

A breakthrough in monkey malaria research by University of Otago, New Zealand, could help scientists diagnose and treat a form of relapsing malaria. Published in...
Did you know that nanoparticle therapy can target lymph node metastases?

Did you know that nanoparticle therapy can target lymph node metastases?

Reported in ACS Nano, researchers have developed a nanoparticle therapy to target lymph node metastases for destruction, before they can cause cancer at other...
Presenting Keith Squires: author, presenter, Ayurvedic and plant-based expert

Presenting Keith Squires: author, presenter, Ayurvedic and plant-based expert

Keith Squires the plant-based expert, author and chef was delighted to be invited to give a talk at The Houses of Parliament recently about...
adrenomed ag conference

Adrenomed AG conference participation schedule announced

German vascular integrity company Adrenomed AG has announced it will participate in four upcoming conferences across Europe. Adrenomed AG, a private clinical stage biopharmaceutical firm...
Preventicus: Smart cardiac rhythm management for stroke prevention

Preventicus: Smart cardiac rhythm management for stroke prevention

Julia Rohde from Preventicus talks about how their integrated care program helps those at risk of a stroke with smart cardiac rhythm management. In Europe,...
Smoking levels: are UK regions meeting the Government’s new 2030 smoke-free target?

Smoking levels: are UK regions meeting the Government’s new 2030 smoke-free target?

According to research by British American Tobacco UK, only two out of 11 UK regions are on course to hit Government’s 2030 smoke-free target...
Addressing the health effects of indoor air pollution

Addressing the health effects of indoor air pollution

Did you know that indoor air pollution is a thing? Here guest author Jennifer Shawn covers hints, tips and tricks to make the air...

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