A slowdown in the use of convalescent plasma to treat hospitalised COVID-19 patients led to a higher COVID-19 mortality during a critical period during this past...Medico-Legal Analysis
Instructing solicitors must not jeopardise the impartiality of expert evidence, the Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court said, citing a study which suggests expert...Pharmaceutical
The UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended enzalutamide (Xtandi) as an option for treating advanced prostate cancer, writes...
June 9th, 2021Most medical graduates from various universities in East Africa were found to have very little practical knowledge on the use of antibiotics in clinical scenarios and...
June 9th, 2021The “black fungus” killing hundreds across India may be related to the highly infectious Delta variant, rather than overuse of steroids, Indian specialists...
June 9th, 2021People who consume two servings of fruit per day have 36% lower odds of developing type 2 diabetes than those who consume less than half a serving, found a study...
June 9th, 2021Forget health ministers, legislators, and university trustees. Any hope for ending the tobacco pandemic lies in the commitment of every health professional to make...
Five years after the Life Esidimeni scandal, 125 of the surviving patients may be left destitute again, according to Rapport.
NGOs who are caring for the mentally ill...Coronavirus
Vegetarians and pescatarians are up to 73% less likely to develop severe Covid-19 than meat-eaters, a Johns Hopkins study finds. But no association was observed between...
June 9th, 2021The persistent problems that medical professionals have in getting the Health Professions Council registration necessary in order to practise was highlighted again in...
