Poor treatment of meningitis in kids can lead to tragedies warn experts
Research has shown that bacterial meningitis in infants may not be being diagnosed or acted on quickly enough by medical professionals.
Aug 24, 2017
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Research has shown that bacterial meningitis in infants may not be being diagnosed or acted on quickly enough by medical professionals.
Aug 24, 2017
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A study has found that children who slept on average one hour less a night had higher risk factors for type 2 diabetes, including higher levels of blood glucose and insulin resistance.
Aug 15, 2017
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Daily screen time of three or more hours is linked to several risk factors associated with the development of diabetes in children, according to a study by St George's, University of London.
Jul 28, 2017
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Crytococcal meningitis is a deadly invasive fungal infection which affects hundreds of thousands of HIV patients in the late stage of their disease every year.
Jul 25, 2017
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Experts aim to halve the number of deaths from cryptococcal meningitis by changing drug treatment programmes after the results of a new medical trial.
Jul 25, 2017
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Researchers have found a pattern of genes which is characteristic of osteoarthritis and may be a step towards better treatments for this condition.
Jul 18, 2017
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New research has confirmed that cannabinoids - the active chemicals in cannabis - are effective in killing leukaemia cells, particularly when used in combination with chemotherapy treatments.
Jun 5, 2017
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BMI is the most widely-used measure of obesity in children, but the existing 'one-size fits all' standards don't provide accurate readings for UK South Asian or Black African children.
Mar 22, 2017
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Experts from St George's University of London, and St George's Hospital have joined forces to investigate whether a common and cheap malaria drug can be used also against cancer.
Mar 8, 2017
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A new study has shown that surgeons in England operate significantly less often on aortic aneurysms in the population than in the US, and that the death rate here for the condition is over twice that in the States.
Nov 28, 2016
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