News & Views: Charity/disease awareness

  For the past year, the world has been living under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. For many of us in developed countries, the disease has affected our lives (if not by losing loved ones, then as a result of lockdown restrictions), while for huge numbers of people in developing countries, COVID-19 has added …

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  Today marks the fourth day in Porterhouse’s countdown to the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February 2021. In this article, we will be discussing how the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the working parents in our industry and what we can do to lessen the struggles they may be …

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  This year, 2021, is the third and final year of the World Cancer Day campaign ‘I Am and I Will’, which calls on us all to make an individual pledge to help reduce the global impact of cancer. Individuals are encouraged to share their personal stories with the world and consider how they can …

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  Today, 3 February, marks an important day in the calendar of women’s history: the birthday of Dr Elizabeth Blackwell. Born 200 years ago today, Dr Blackwell was a pioneer in medical education for women at a time when many were forced out of the male-dominated profession simply because of their gender. Undeterred by the …

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  Among women, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer and, staggeringly, around 90% of the deaths from cervical cancer occur in low- to middle-income countries [2]. During the past 25 years, the incidence and death rate of the disease have decreased; however, despite these promising statistics, the 5-year survival rate of patients with …

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  In recent years, the third Monday in January has become known as ‘Blue Monday’, so-called because it is thought to be the gloomiest day of the year. However, it is important to highlight that ‘Blue Monday’ is a myth and that good days and bad days are individual to everyone. Nevertheless, it can be …

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  Since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in China [1], the resulting COVID-19 pandemic has presented a significant challenge to the global scientific community. The urgent need for a vaccine to decrease both the incidence and the impact of the disease remains apparent, with over 56 million cases diagnosed and more than 1.3 million deaths worldwide …

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  Wednesday 18 November marked the start of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020. The objective of the week is to raise awareness of antimicrobial resistance ((AMR) across the globe and to help prevent the further increase and spread of drug-resistant infections. In recognition of this, we take a look at why the often overlooked challenge …

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  Today, 19 November, marks World Pancreatic Cancer Day.   A day when people around the world work together to raise awareness of the symptoms and risks of the disease, and the urgent need for earlier detection. Patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer face a dismal prognosis, with the disease having the lowest survival rate of all …

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  At Porterhouse, we are proud to support Transgender Awareness Week, which runs from 13 to 19 November and ends with Transgender Day of Remembrance on 20 November. The aim of Transgender Awareness Week is to raise the visibility of transgender and gender non-conforming people and to educate people on the prejudice, discrimination and violence that these individuals …

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  Ahead of this year’s virtual edition of the 4th World Bronchiectasis & Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Conference, to be held on 16–19 December 2020, Porterhouse Medical would like to highlight the increasing incidence of bronchiectasis, its economic burden and the urgent need for improved disease management. Disease characteristics and symptoms Bronchiectasis is a chronic respiratory disease characterised by abnormal …

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  In support of the second ever Aicardi Syndrome Awareness Day, Porterhouse Medical is proud to share some vital information about the disease. Aicardi syndrome, which primarily affects females, is an extremely rare condition with an incidence of approximately 1 in 100,000 people [1]. Although the condition affects very few individuals, it is a devastating diagnosis; there is no …

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