

News & Views: Charity/disease awareness

As part of our mission to improve people’s lives, Porterhouse offers every team member paid volunteering days each year to support a charity of their choice. This initiative reflects our belief that supporting causes close to our employees’ hearts helps create a more engaged, compassionate, and community-minded workplace. We are proud to share a recent …
Continue reading “Supporting Community Through Music: Kate volunteers with ChoirBLAST”
For World Environment Day (June 5, 2025), we asked ourselves: What can we swap to stop plastic pollution? Plastic waste is one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time. According to the UN Environmental Programme, plastic pollution has impacted every corner of the world, clogging our oceans, harming our wildlife and seeping into the …
Continue reading “Porterhouse joins the fight to beat plastic pollution”
It’s the last week of May, the warmer weather has finally arrived, and people everywhere are taking the opportunity to enjoy the sunshine. It’s timely then, that May is also Skin Cancer Awareness Month – a vital reminder to protect our skin from the sun’s harmful Ultraviolet (UV) rays. As skin cancer is one of …
Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are the most common inflammatory bowel diseases impacting over 500,000 individuals in the UK, affecting not only their everyday routines but also their overall health and wellbeing [1]. Although awareness of these conditions has improved and there have been advancements in treatment, many individuals living with CD and …
Continue reading “Go with your gut: Raising awareness of inflammatory bowel disease”
As part of our mission to improve lives, Porterhouse is proud to support Action Bladder Cancer UK’s (ABC UK) campaign urging healthcare professionals to play an active role in raising vital awareness of this often-overlooked disease this month. Bladder cancer affects over 20,000 people every year in the UK [1] and over 610,000 people worldwide …
At Porterhouse, we are proud to support Earth Day, and stand with the global community in support of renewable energy, sustainability, and a healthier planet for all. As a healthcare communications company, we understand the deep connection between environmental health and human health. That’s why we’re committed to doing our part—not just in words, but …
In the UK, March is Brain Tumour Awareness Month, an awareness campaign established in 2004 by member charities of Brain Tumour Research. As brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer, the campaign raises vital awareness and funds in the hope of finding a cure for …
Continue reading “Wear A Hat Day: The importance of brain tumour awareness”
At Porterhouse, we take great pride in the passion and dedication of our team members—both in their professional work and their personal contributions to meaningful causes. One of our Senior Medical Writers, Danielle Frodyma, was recently featured on her local news program in Omaha, Nebraska, for her impactful work in supporting children with cancer. Danielle …
World Kidney Day (WKD) is a joint initiative between the International Society of Nephrology and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations aimed at raising awareness of the importance of kidney health and reducing the impact of kidney disease. This year, WKD is Thursday 13 March, with hundreds of events all over the world [1]. Since …
Continue reading “World Kidney Day: Detect early, protect kidney health”
Every person with cancer has a unique story. Perhaps one patient knew there was a problem but did not predict the extent of the illness before their diagnosis. Another patient’s diagnosis may have come seemingly out-of-the-blue. Despite their differences, each patient diagnosed with cancer is unexpectedly propelled into an alternate reality that they did not …
Continue reading “World Cancer Day: Advocating for a Patient-First Approach in Cancer Care “
This week, Partnership Development Director at Porterhouse Medical, Mark Walker, will be attending WORLDSymposium 2025. WORLD stands for We’re Organizing Research on Lysosomal Diseases and is an international research conference that attracts 1000s of participants from around the world, who meet to learn more about the latest discoveries related to lysosomal diseases and the …
Continue reading “Rare disease awareness: A spotlight on lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs)”
Monday 20 January marks the start of Cervical Cancer Prevention Week – an annual event established to raise awareness about cervical cancer and the importance of early detection, vaccination, and screening in saving lives. Among women, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer and, staggeringly, around 90% of the deaths from cervical cancer …