

News & Views: Charity/disease awareness

To raise awareness of the devastating impact of dementia, Amanda looks at the diverse symptoms and issues faced by people affected by the disease – particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic – and what we can all do to help ourselves and others.
As the sun is still shining, the Porterhouse team have continued the summer theme in our latest charity event to raise money for First Days Children’s Charity – the Porterhouse Virtual Bake Off! The rules were simply to bake a cake (or other culinary delight) and decorate it with the essence of summer. The …
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In our final infographic supporting Men’s Health Week 2020, we take a step back and consider what the government can do to reduce the impact of COVID-19.
Continuing our support for Men’s Health Week 2020, today our infographic highlights the steps that employers can take to reduce the impact of COVID-19.
This week (15 – 21 June), Porterhouse is supporting Men’s Health Week by raising awareness of how to ‘Take Action on COVID-19’. Here is the first of a series of infographics looking at what can be done by men, their employers and the government to reduce the impact of COVID-19.
Our article shines a spotlight on HIV/AIDS and how the lessons learned from the HIV/AIDS pandemic can be used to save lives in a world that is gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic.
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, our infographic highlights some of the acts of kindness by the Porterhouse family and steps that we take as a company to look after the well-being of our colleagues and others …
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, our Mental Health First Aiders at Porterhouse share the positive impact of kindness on our mental health and have developed a game of ‘kindness bingo’ for the Porterhouse family.
In support of #WorldLupusDay, our article looks at this disease to help increase public awareness of this often overlooked condition.
For World Ovarian Cancer Day, Dr Suzanne Brunt, Medical Writer at Porterhouse, looks at ovarian cancer and shares why she is so passionate about improving awareness of the symptoms of the disease.
As we enter the hottest months of the year in the UK, it is worth remembering that COVID-19 is not the only danger outside. Our article highlights the signs of skin cancer and why these should not be ignored.
In light of the possible origins of the COVID-19 pandemic being traced to ‘wet markets’ in China, our article looks at the importance of understanding zoonosis (transmission of a disease from animals to humans) and the possible link between bats and the disease..