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How far has cancer screening progressed in the last 60 years?
Abcodia, the award winning biomarker validation company with a focus on cancer screening, highlighted some interesting data in its latest newsletter which I thought I would share here. It published fascinating figures about research growth in cancer screening from...
Eric Schmidt on UK foreign policy, Julian Assange, and what worries him
Connecting the world may be Eric Schmidt's dream, but it is one which could dramatically change the shape of the internet today as we know it, dominated as it is, by western users from affluent countries. I had never considered this before, the impact of AI digitally...
My OXYjet experience
When I worked as a journalist and wrote a weekly health and beauty page, I used to love visiting spas to test them out. In fact, I first started writing a Woman's page when I was 16. I still avidly follow updates about what's new in the beauty industry and enjoy being...
Aung San Suu Kyi and Desert Island Discs
I have been mesmerised by Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi's interview on Desert Island Discs today. After hearing it this morning, I have played the podcast over and over again, contemplating the immense personal sacrifices she made so her war-torn country...
Michael Winner and a Hollywood send off
Unlike Frank Sinatra, Michael Winner couldn't make the comeback he had hoped for after illness forced him to stop writing his Sunday Times column - but, as the Sinatra lyrics say - "I did it my way"!! Michael Winner was certainly his own man, and endlessly...
Wisbech’s 2nd murder in a week
I stumbled across a major crime scene in Wisbech last Saturday shortly after the body of a woman had been discovered - it is now known she was raped and murdered - and police had arrived only an hour before. She had had a very troubled life. I immediately guessed it...
My PR blog ranked 5th in UK
I am delighted to learn that my blog has been ranked 5th out of all PR blogs the UK following a study by Cision, a global media intelligence provider. Every week Cision monitors a selected topical blogosphere in the UK and applies its in-house methodology to identify...
Sir John Gurdon, Dolly the sheep and tipping the hairdresser
What makes a great world leading scientist tick? Nobel prizewinner Sir John Gurdon provies some fascinating answers in the latest Sunday Times column, A Life In the Day, in which we learn about his daily routine, as well as his pioneering research which he hopes will...
First official portrait of Duchess of Cambridge disappoints
I must admit I am disappointed with the first official portrait of the Duchess of Cambridge which has just gone on display the National Portrait Gallery. I feel it does not embrace her spirit and youthful beauty, her vibrancy and happy inner glow which is plain for...