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Medics petition government to make sepsis a clinical priority
The sudden death of Brazilian soccer legend Socrates from sepsis, blood poisoning following an infection, comes at the same time that I am promoting the vital work of the UK Sepsis Trust, which is petitioning the government to make sepsis a clinical priority by...
Will the government’s life sciences plan find a cure for Alzheimer’s?
Why isn't there a cure for Alzheimer's disease? And could David Cameron's desire to encourage clinical trials with medical research companies in NHS hospitals provide a much needed opportunity to provide this desperately needed cure? However, I share concerns about...
Are there transmissible cancers in humans?
I was privileged to meet award winning scientist Elizabeth Murchison earlier this year when she explained to me her research which is dedicated to saving a fierce looking Marsupial creature known as the Tasmanian devil from possible extinction in the next 20 -30 years...
European robots perform brain surgery
I am totally in awe of the advanced technology used to create "robotic surgeons" that can out-perform the skills of our best neurosurgeons, carrying out vital life-saving operations. Thanks to EU-funded researchers from Germany, Italy, Israel and the UK, this can be...
Why is Cambridge a phenomenon?
The Cambridge Phenomenon is 50 years old and a gripping story which constantly fascinates. To mark this incredible milestone, which saw the creation of home computers, pocket calculators, bluetooth - as well as the technology behind round teabags - its history is...
Is Alzheimer’s hereditary?
Many congratulations to author Alice LaPlante, winner of the Wellcome Trust Book Prize on the theme of health and medicine, and for her creative approach to Alzheimer's disease in her novel, Turn of Mind. LaPlante's knowledge of nature's cruelty comes from personal...
Antibiotic Action media frenzy
Do look out for Prof Laura Piddock and Antibiotic Action on Sky and BBC News today following a media frenzy after the Independent's page one splash warning about the "unthinkable scenario of untreatable infections." It follows a parliamentary launch and petition...
FBI launches app for missing people
It's been a while since I have written about missing people, yet they remain some of my most sought after posts. After reading today about Neville Hobson interview with an American PR professional, Tony Loftis, and his use of social media to track down his missing...
Seeing the Four Nations rugby in Hull
I'm so looking forward to our weekend in Hull to visit our student son David and his lovely girlfriend Fiona. It has coincided with the very exciting Four Nations England v New Zealand rugby match on Saturday which they had already bought tickets for, and I...