The surprising effects of a common vitamin on sepsis Why is this important? Sepsis is the body’s reaction to an infection in the bloodstream, commonly bacteria. Sepsis is a complex response of chemicals in the body to fight off an infection – and is not an infection itself, as widely believed. Sepsis can and often […]
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This week, our blog covers a new drug set to revolutionise care for patients at risk of a heart attack. What? NICE (the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) is set to approve a new fat-lowering drug that can bring about dramatic reductions in the risk of patients having a heart attack. Icosapent ethyl, […]
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This week a blog covering recent findings at a large UK GP practice group. Quotations have been taken from the original article and do not necessarily represent the views of myHSN. What? A BBC Panorama undercover investigation into Operose Health GP practices has reported that patients are regularly being seen by ‘less qualified’ staff, and […]
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What? A recent clinical trial has seen every single participant cured of their cancer in what’s being described as a landmark world first. Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York have published results of a trial assessing the effects of an immunotherapy drug, Dostarlimab, on locally advanced rectal cancer. 12 […]
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This week, another blog from Dr Yakup Kilic highlighting important research in the world of dementia. What? A recent study has demonstrated that increased physical activity helped reduce inflammation and thus slowed down the onset of dementia in participants. Furthermore, another study showed that being ‘cognitively active’, meaning performing activities that would stimulate the brain, […]
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Dr Yakup Kilic is taking the reins on the blog this week, talking about a concerning disease hot on the tail of the recent pandemic. But is monkeypox a real concern for the UK? What? There is currently an outbreak of monkeypox in the UK and a handful of other nations worldwide. The disease is […]
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A guest blog from Dr Yakup Kilic on an important topic close to the hearts of many of us. What? We have high expectations of our medical professionals to find cures or treatments for common conditions. For simple things like stomach bugs or chest infections, we know that if we go to hospital […]
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This week, a timely and crucial blog from Dr Yakup Kilic about the impact that a shortage of HRT (hormone-replacement therapy) is having on women in the UK. What? The menopause is a natural stage in a woman’s life when her monthly period stops. Menopause is far more than just hot flushes, as commonly thought […]
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Welcome to the final edition of the myHSN op-ed written by our co-founder Dr Andrew Stein. In this edition, we discuss how the NHS operates at a local level, and why efficiency gains here are so important. 5. Regional substructures Most parts of the NHS have a regional substructure. Unfortunately, for historical reasons, the […]
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Welcome to part 4 of the myHSN op-ed on 5 steps to NHS success, written by our co-founder Dr Andrew Stein. Read on to find out why IT and computer systems are a big deal to an organisation like the NHS. 4. Improved IT Successive governments over the past 20 years have tried and failed […]
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