The growing concern of fungal infections
Consultant in Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, James Watts discusses the growing field of fungal infections Introduction Fungal organisms...
Read MoreSurgeons can lead the way in transforming global health
Surgeons must provide leadership in transforming healthcare across the Global South – by integrating surgery into the global health agenda...
Read MoreAston University experts and medical products company to help make endoscopes cleaner and safer
Aston University experts are teaming up with a medical products company to improve the cleaning of endoscopes. Endoscopes are long,...
Read MoreLimited efficacy of common local anaesthetic
Liposomal bupivacaine was launched on the market twelve years ago to provide long-lasting local control of pain. The medication is...
Read MoreFirst ever medicine decommissioned on environmental grounds
NHS England has decommissioned desflurane because of its global warming potential. Desflurane is a general anaesthetic that has a global...
Read MoreKarger Publishers launches its fifth annual Vesalius Innovation Award to advance health sciences
For the fifth consecutive year, Karger Publishers is seeking top-of-the-line applicants for its Vesalius Innovation Award. The award is aimed...
Read MoreChronic pain linked to socioeconomic background
Development of chronic musculoskeletal pain can be influenced by socioeconomics, fear of movement, smoking and poorer support networks, new research...
Read MoreA small robot car can reduce children’s stress before surgery
Undergoing medical treatment, having surgery or simply being admitted to hospital are situations that make children fearful and anxious, especially...
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