Hepatitis in young children – Alert in England and Scotland
Reports of about 60 cases of hepatitis in children under 10 years of age in England and a further 11 in Scotland have prompted UK public health bodies… read more.
Reports of about 60 cases of hepatitis in children under 10 years of age in England and a further 11 in Scotland have prompted UK public health bodies… read more.
The UK has become the first country in the world to regulate the market for safe, oral cannabidiol (CBD) products with the release on 31st March of the… read more.
The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on mental health in general but especially on health care workers and on children, according to Professor Lynn Crismon. Commenting… read more.
A request from the medical director to review the prescribing of psychotropic drugs in a small hospital serving the Navajo population stimulated a career interest in psychiatric disease… read more.
Early in his career Professor Lynn Crismon worked in the US Public Health Service on the Navajo reservation where he learned much about communicable diseases, including bubonic plague…. read more.
Professor M Lynn Crismon received the 2021 American Society of Health System Pharmacists award for excellence in pharmacy practice leadership. IMI spoke to him to find out more… read more.
Pharmacogenomic testing for safety and efficacy of common medicines should be offered via the NHS, according to a report from the Royal College of Physicians and the British… read more.
A report of nine cases of alopecia areata (AA) following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination appears to confirm suspicions that mRNA vaccines can trigger autoimmune responses that lead to hair loss…. read more.
For primary care teams, keeping up-to-date with developments and current best practice is the key to expediting ovarian cancer diagnosis, according to Dr Sharon Tate, Head of Primary… read more.
It is a complete myth that ovarian cancer is a silent killer – even early-stage disease causes symptoms and knowing what they are is key to early treatment,… read more.
Two thirds of UK women with ovarian cancer are diagnosed late when the cancer has spread and is difficult to treat. IMI spoke to Dr Sharon Tate, Head… read more.
Open discussion of the scientific evidence and the uncertainties could have generated less political polarisation, less wasted expenditure but built more trust, according to Allyson Pollock, Clinical Professor… read more.
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