News & Views: Industry Insights

  Rare Disease Day takes place each year on the last day of February, with the aim of increasing awareness of rare diseases and the impact they have on the lives of patients and their families [1]. More than 6,000 rare diseases have been identified to date, collectively affecting over 300 million people globally [1]. …

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  Today, 11 February, marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021 as well as the final day in Porterhouse’s countdown to this event. UNESCO data from 2014 to 2016 tell us that only around 30% of female students in higher education study STEM-related subjects, with women representing less than a third …

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  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 sixth day in Porterhouse’s countdown to the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, held on 11 February 2021. Today, we are sharing the career timeline of our Associate Scientific Services Director, Erica Cave. The aim of providing you with Erica’s career timeline is to increase the transparency of how …

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  Today marks the fifth day in Porterhouse’s countdown to the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, held on 11 February 2021. In today’s material, we will be providing you with the career timeline of one of our more senior women, Porterhouse’s very own Alison Washer, Group Director, Client Services. The aim of …

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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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  Today marks the second 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 celebrating the prominence of women in the healthcare communications industry and will discuss the many benefits of gender diversity in the workplace. Gender diversity in healthcare …

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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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  Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown restrictions have had a huge impact on the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, changing the way that we all work as the usual face-to-face interactions have become impossible. As leaders in healthcare communications, Porterhouse Medical Group has embraced the opportunities that the rapid advances in virtual technology …

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  It’s certainly a hard one to forget. But despite the hardships that we have all undoubtedly experienced because of the COVID-19 pandemic, at Porterhouse Medical Group it has also been an amazing year. When the coronavirus struck, we were fortunate that we already had the technology and expertise in place to work remotely. We …

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  To mark the 3rd anniversary of the launch of Porterhouse Insights, Research Executive, Melissa Goulding reflects on her first year working in healthcare insights and how the irregularity of human behaviour makes for a complex patient journey. Before joining Porterhouse, my experience studying neuroscience depicted the patient journey as a cold, static diagram, painting …

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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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