This week, guest author Hannah Afsar provides us with an insight into the link between omega-3 supplements and improved cardiovascular health. What? Cardiovascular disease was the primary cause for one third of all deaths worldwide in 2019. A decreasingly active general public, higher rates of high blood pressure and rising levels of obesity are putting […]
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This week, a blog regarding exciting innovations in sudden cardiac death from Dr Yakup Kilic. What? Researchers as part of the CureHeart project at Oxford University have received a £30 million grant from the British Heart Foundation to fund vital research into the prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD). SCD affects 500 people annually […]
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This week, a look at the new integrated care systems in the NHS and a few other developments in healthcare today. What? The NHS has changed in many ways since its inception in 1948, with the core aim of providing care that is free at the point of access being the constant thread through […]
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This week, a very timely blog from myHSN guest author, Hannah Afsar, who dispels a myth you may have encountered before regarding the risk of air conditioners to your health. What? There goes an old wives tale on the subject of beating the heat indoors – “that cold you’ve got was caused by the air-conditioning!”. […]
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A guest blog from Dr Yakup Kilic this week around the important topic of stress and its effect on our mental health. What? Have you ever felt as if you’ve taken on too many things at once? You’re overwhelmed and countless thoughts buzz through your mind, ironically making it harder to be productive. We all […]
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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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