medicine Articles
The invisible disease: Endometriosis
Endometriosis is known as an “invisible disease”, we explore why this common condition is so often ignored or misdiagnosed
Stealing Our Thunder: Does Biology Deserve its Own Nobel Prize?
Biologist Svante Pääbo won a 2022 Nobel Prize for his sequencing of the neanderthal genome – so why did is the category Physiology or Medicine?
New blood test could revolutionise cancer treatment
Catching cancer in its early stages can transform patient outcomes – this new test claims to make it easier than ever
Can pharmacogenomics be introduced to the NHS?
We have the technology to precisely match peoples drugs to their DNA, but should it be introduced to the NHS?
Are women more likely to die post-surgery under a male surgeon?
A terrifying and headline grabbing statistic has drawn plenty of media attention., but is there anything to the claims?
Pig heart transplant sparks controversy
The world’s first successful human-pig heart transplant procedure has swung open new doors in medicine, but how ethical was the experiment?
Disease X and the next pandemic
Concerningly, the next global pandemic could be just around the corner. Here’s why.
What does spiking do to your body?
Find out the most common drugs used, and their effects
Justice at last for Henrietta Lacks?
A new lawsuit from the family of Henrietta Lacks represents a new chapter in her tale of race, money and consent.
A new era of alarms
New developments in cardiovascular healthcare at Manchester could save millions of lives
New COVID Antiviral pill inspires hope
A new antiviral pill has been found to reduce rates of hospitalisation in COVID-19 patients.
Could Malaria Become a Problem of the Past?
The R21/Matrix-M vaccine has been found to have aa 77% efficacy rate, and could save millions of lives
Rediscovering folk remedies before it’s too late
New drugs could be hiding in charming, traditional remedies
How will COVID vaccines be distributed across the globe?
Lauren Holland discusses the importance of the global vaccination scheme.
Scientific discovery: Viagra and other happy accidents
From viagra to penicillin, the world would not be the same without these accidental discoveries
A phone call a day keeps the doctor away?
Mille Cummins discusses the rise of telemedicine, and whether it will continue after the pandemic.
Have we misunderstood COVID-19?
The more we treat COVID, the more we learn about how it wreaks such devastation on the human body. Boglarka Kenedi outlines the research on a new aspect of the virus, which could revolutionise treatment.
Are ‘whitewashed’ medical textbooks putting black lives at risk?
Amelia Cummins discusses the potential medical risks black people could face due to underrepresentation in textbooks and literature
Nobel Prize awarded to scientists who discovered Hepatitis C
Read more about the Nobel Prize winners and their fundamental discovery of the Hepatitis C virus
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