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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is an international event occurring every September that aims to increase awareness of childhood cancers and their impact on children, young people and their families. [1] Childhood cancer: Facts and statistics In the UK, there are approximately 1,900 new cases of childhood cancer (cancer within individuals aged 0 to 14 years) …

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  Porterhouse Medical Group is delighted to welcome two more new starters to our growing healthcare communications agency group. We are pleased to welcome Hannah Tomlin, who has joined our global scientific services team as an Associate Medical Writer and will be based in the Nottingham office. Hannah is highly qualified for her new role, …

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  The Porterhouse Medical Group face-to-face socials are back! As a reward for everyone’s hard work and to get everyone together now that social distancing restrictions have eased, our social team organised an afternoon of wining, dining and horsing around at Newbury races this weekend. The sun shone on many (both in terms of the …

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  At Porterhouse Insights, we help pharmaceutical and healthcare companies understand the changes in behaviour needed to make better healthcare choices. To promote a change in a certain behaviour, we must first successfully analyse and understand the underlying dimensions that contribute to the behaviour itself. This is not a simple task, and it remains an …

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  Porterhouse Medical Group is delighted to announce that two new starters have joined our expanding healthcare communications agency group. We are pleased to welcome Katie Poundall (left) to our global scientific services team as Associate Medical Writer, who will also be based in the Nottingham office.  Katie graduated this summer with an MSci in …

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  Jeans for Genes is an annual campaign that aims to raise awareness of the challenges faced by people living with a genetic disorder. The campaign encourages children and adults to wear jeans to school and the workplace in exchange for a small donation. The funds raised are distributed as grants to disorder-specific charities and …

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  World Lymphoma Awareness Day is an initiative by the Lymphoma Coalition which occurs annually on 15th September, bringing together patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals globally to raise awareness of cancers of the lymphatic system. The theme of the campaign this year is We Can’t Wait. It aims to highlight the importance of understanding the …

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Porterhouse Medical Group is delighted to announce that Tim Greaves has been promoted to the role of Digital Designer within the creative team. Tim joined Porterhouse in September 2020, having recently graduated with a BA (Hons) in graphic communication from the University of Reading, with a focus on digital design. Since then, he has been …

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  Porterhouse Medical Group is delighted to announce that Jack Bollins has been promoted to the role of Medical Writer within our global scientific services team. Jack joined our scientific services team earlier this year in February, having graduated from the University of Bristol in 2017 with a BSc and a PhD in biochemistry. In …

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  September is World Alzheimer’s Month. [1] Although this has been an annual campaign since 2012, [2] awareness of Alzheimer’s disease is especially important at present because people with Alzheimer’s disease may be acutely affected by COVID-19, not only in terms of managing the symptoms of dementia in a changing healthcare environment but also with …

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  Porterhouse Medical Group is delighted to welcome Megan Cole, as we continue to expand our global healthcare communications group. Megan joins our client services team as an Account Executive, working flexibly based both remotely and in our Reading office. Since graduating with a BSc in biomedical sciences from the University of Warwick in 2017, …

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  Porterhouse Medical Group is delighted to welcome Sahrish Bashir to our global client services team. Sahrish is highly qualified for her new role as an Account Executive, having recently graduated from the University of Reading with an MSc in pharmacy. During her academic studies, Sahrish gained valuable experience in both hospital and community pharmacy and worked across …

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