In any clinical trial, patient recruitment is essential in order to get the study started. However, patient retention maybe even more important in ensuring that the trial moves through all of its phases successfully. Keeping participants in a trial ultimately helps keep a study on track, saving the site time, money, and resources in the …
Amidst staffing pressure and funding issues (which have been exacerbated by rising energy costs and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic), an estimated 8 million people in England are currently unable to access essential specialist mental health services. An increase in reported malpractice and clinical negligence is an unfortunate symptom of an increasingly strained mental …
Hospital visits are not a pleasant experience for anyone. But health services are a vital provision, and, despite the difficult nature of healthcare and surgical intervention, a fundamental service with holistic support and solidarity. Even so, things can sometimes go wrong when under the knife, even for routine operations – turning an uncomfortable necessity into …
A brain injury can alter a person’s sexual experiences and expressions. Reduced sex drive, issues with sexual functioning (such as impotence), and inappropriate sexual behaviour are all possible problems. Even though discussing sex with loved ones might be awkward, it is crucial for the person with a brain injury and their family to talk about …
For more than 100 years, baby food manufacturers have been developing baby formula, trying to make its composition as close as possible to breast milk. But breast milk is a unique product, and it isn’t easy to create an analog in which the content of all the necessary substances would be perfectly balanced. Choosing baby …
When someone loses their loved one, whether it be a spouse, relative, or friend, coping with such a loss can be a challenge. Grief can be a very intense feeling, and it may not go away quickly or easily. Although most people understand that death is a natural part of life, this is a difficult …
Many people – and in particular women – believe they need to get “beach body ready” for the summer months. This often involves dieting, starting new exercise regimes, fake tanning, and detoxing. However, not only do diets not work but some ‘beach-body’ activities like wearing waist trainers and drinking skinny teas may actually be harmful …
Chronic bronchitis is a condition where your airways are constantly inflamed, causing symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. For some, feeling like they can’t breathe comfortably is an unpleasant but temporary condition that lasts only as long as the cold or flu that triggered it. For others, however, shortness of breath becomes …
Zantac was commonly prescribed by doctors to help prevent acid formation in the stomach. Latest studies have shown that the medicine Zantac has carcinogenic (cancer-causing) compounds in it. In this article, we shall dig a little deeper into this matter and find out how Zantac is linked to liver cancer. What is Zantac? Zantac is …
A hip replacement is an increasingly common orthopaedic intervention. It’s a surgery which involves taking out your hip joint and replacing it with an artificial substitute. Like many medical interventions, this is something that’s attracted its share of myths and assumptions over the years. Some of these are based in fact, but that doesn’t mean …