Archive: 03/12/2015
Are blood clots in patients with heart-assist pumps decreasing or on the rise in 2015?
More left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), a mechanical heart that helps pump blood, are now implanted annually than hearts transplanted in patients with advanced stages of heart failure. Evidence-based data indicate that ...
Dec 3, 2015
Priority Setting Partnership publish 11 key research questions to reduce the number of stillbirths
New research led by Dr Alex Heazell, Honorary Consultant in Obstetrics, Saint Mary's Hospital, has identified 11 key priorities for research into the reduction of stillbirth and improving care for parents who have experienced ...
Dec 3, 2015
Colombia rethinks drug policy with medical marijuana
Every year Colombian mother Ines Cano celebrates her daughter's birthday by getting a butterfly tattoo, her way of giving thanks that little Luna has survived another year of chronic epilepsy.
Dec 3, 2015