Million Miracles campaign to prevent blindness
Recent figures published by the Lancet show 36 million people are blind, yet 75% of blindness is preventable or treatable.…
Pharmacy/Drugs
The price of sight loss
Sight loss costs London’s economy £6.4 billion, around £750 per Londoner, per year, according to a new report Eye Health-…
Cannabidiol could treat psychosis
A constituent of cannabis known as cannabidiol could hold promise as a new class of treatment for psychosis, according to…
No cash, no care
No cash, no care is the reality for many patients in many countries around the world and it is harming…
Mood drugs could beat antibiotic resistance
Scientists are increasingly have to look for new ways to combat bacterial infections due to the rise in antibiotic resistance.…
Treatments for headaches and migraines
Research has shown that 3,000 headaches occur every day per million people in the general population. This equates to over…
‘Back to basics’ approach for pancreatic cancer research
Pancreatic cancer is a truly tough challenge for researchers but a 'back to basics' approach to pancreatic cancer research can…
Genetic clues for understanding lymphoma
People who inherit genetic changes which alter the function of their immune system are at increased risk of developing Hodgkin…
World AIDS Day – a global view of HIV infection
Today, on World AIDS Day, Dr Huda Taha, consultant HIV physician and member of the RSM's Sexuality and Sexual Health…
Aluminium and autism
Does human exposure to aluminium have a role to play in autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? Research at Keele University published in…