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  Porterhouse Medical is delighted to announce that our new Associate Medical Writer, Tom O’Sullivan, passed his PhD viva! Tom carried out his PhD in the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Leicester where he looked at the mechanisms behind skeletal muscle wasting in chronic kidney disease patients. Luckily, he managed to finish …

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  As part of our mission to help improve people’s lives, each year Porterhouse Medical Group selects a local charity partner to support by holding fundraising events and using our communications expertise to raise awareness for their cause. For 2020, we have been partnered with First Days Children’s Charity, that works help children whose families …

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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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  Porterhouse Medical Group is delighted to announce that Alex Williamson has been promoted to the role of Senior Medical Writer. Alex joined Porterhouse’s global scientific services team in July 2018 after completing an MSc in molecular and clinical medicine at the University of Edinburgh. Since then, he has become an integral part of the …

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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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  Porterhouse Medical Group is delighted to welcome Chris Jaccoma, as we continue to expand our global client services team. Chris is joining Porterhouse Medical US as an experienced Account Manager, having worked in client services in medical communications and medical education for the last four years. During this time, he has supported medical affairs …

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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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  Porterhouse Medical Group is delighted to wish our growing family at Porterhouse Medical US a very happy 3rd birthday. Porterhouse Medical US was founded in 2017 as part of an international expansion that was shaped by our vision to provide powerful insight-led scientific and medical communications solutions to our global pharmaceutical clients. Having an …

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  Travel restrictions and social distancing have resulted in  global pharmaceutical companies having to find alternative ways to engage with with their target audiences. Transferring face-to face large congresses and smaller scale meetings to a virtual setting has quickly become a popular way to reach KOLs and HCPs, with many advantages around cost savings and …

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‘As of October 2019 there were over 300,000 clinical studies registered worldwide, compared to just over 2,100 in the year 2000’ It’s common to hear colleagues and friends bemoan the huge number of emails, texts and other messages with which we are bombarded on a daily basis. And if you go away for a week’s …

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  Porterhouse Medical Group is delighted to welcome Rachel Lafbery, as we continue to expand our global client services team. Rachel is joining Porterhouse as an experienced Account Manager, having worked in client services in medical communications and medical education for the last five years. During this time, she has worked with both medical and …

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