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  At Porterhouse, as a busy, insight-led healthcare communications group, we recognise good mental health is as important as good physical health. Spending even 10 minutes outside in nature can have a positive effect on our mental health, so for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 2021, we were proud to connect with nature and take part in imc group’s ‘Walkathon …

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  Porterhouse Medical Group is delighted to announce that Alice Wright has been promoted to the role of Associate Account Director within our global client services team. A long-standing and highly valued member of the Porterhouse family, Alice joined the company in May 2017 and, since then, has been very much the glue that holds …

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  At Porterhouse, as a busy, insight-led healthcare communications group, we recognise the importance of mental health and that mental health issues are a normal part of life. Therefore, we take regular steps to safeguard the mental well-being of our valued team members. For #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we are taking part in imc group’s ‘Walkathon for Wellbeing’ to …

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  May is bladder cancer awareness month – a global campaign aimed at focusing attention on bladder cancer. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to support those people affected by the disease. To help raise awareness, Porterhouse Medical has gathered some key information about this common, but often neglected cancer. Please …

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  Porterhouse Medical Group  is delighted to announce that Tony Ferrar has become a Certified Medical Publication Professional after successfully sitting the Certification Exam of the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals. This exam recognises Tony’s expertise in the field of medical publications, and his commitment to developing ethical and transparent manuscripts, adhering to Good …

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  “World Ovarian Cancer Day occurs annually on 8 May and is a day to shine a light on the fight against ovarian cancer. As a medical writer and someone who has been impacted by the disease, I am passionate about raising awareness as part of the global effort to improve the survival of women …

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  Porterhouse Medical Group is delighted to announce that Jack Gibbons has been promoted to the role of Editor. Jack joined Porterhouse’s meticulous editorial team in February 2020 with a BSc (Hons) in anatomy and human biology and an MRes in biomedical sciences and translational medicine from the University of Liverpool. Since then, he has become an extremely valuable member of the Porterhouse family, …

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  Many congratulations to our Senior Medical Writer Jennifer Shepherd, who has just had a paper published based on some of the findings from her PhD thesis. The paper, entitled ‘A molecular link between cell wall biosynthesis, translation fidelity, and stringent response in Streptococcus pneumoniae’ was published in the eminent journal, Proceedings of the National …

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  The COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the globe at an alarming pace, claiming more than 127,000 lives in the UK alone at the time of writing [1]. From early in the pandemic, children appeared to be more resilient to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) compared with adults. Most infected children tended to experience …

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  The theme of this year’s World Hemophilia Day is ‘Adapting to change: sustaining care in a new world’ and recognises the challenges faced by healthcare providers, carers and patients by the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was inaugurated by the World Federation of Hemophilia in 1989, but encompasses all members of the bleeding disorders community, …

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  Porterhouse Medical Group is delighted to welcome Sarah Das Roy to our growing creative team as a Junior Creative based in our Reading office. Originally from Singapore, Sarah graduated from the University of Reading with a BA in graphic communication in 2020 and has since completed an internship in graphic design and video production. …

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  Porterhouse Medical Group is delighted to announce that Tom O’Sullivan has been promoted to the role of Medical Writer in our global scientific services team. Tom joined our Nottingham office in October 2020 as an Associate Medical Writer, strengthening Porterhouse’s scientific expertise with a PhD from the University of Leicester in the mechanisms of …

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