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Is the end of the pandemic close or will COVID-19 continue?
An interesting comment published in The Lancet January 19th 2022 by Christopher J L Murray explores this. The world is experiencing a huge wave of infection with the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. Estimates based on Institute for Health Metrics and...
Life Magazine Cervical Cancer Screening
Cervical ScreeningLife Magazine - January 2022The London General Practice features in LIFE Magazine discussing cervical cancer screening. January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and the print article advises on HPV screening, Smear tests and ongoing screening and...
Does Staying Physically Active When Older Contribute to Age-Related Brain Health?
This was studied by Casaletto and others and published by the Alzheimer's Association on 7th January 2022. Physical activity is widely recommended for age-related brain health, but its neurobiology is not well understood. Animal models indicate...
Spear’s 500
The Spears 500 January 2022The 2022 edition of the Spear’s 500 is here — and we are delighted to be included in the indispensable guide to the top private client advisers, wealth managers, lawyers and service providers for HNW individuals. The @SpearsMagazine guide...
How do we Recognise Substances by Smell?
An interesting article published by Nizampatnam and others in the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America dated January 11th 2022 researched this. The smell of coffee is the same whether it is smelled in a coffee shop or...
What is the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis?
A paper published by Bjarnevik and others in Science 13Th January 2022 tested the hypothesis that multiple sclerosis was caused by Epstein-Barr virus. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system and as yet,...
Clinical Data Confirming the Reduced Severity of the Omicron Variant of SARS-CoV-2 Compared with the Delta Variant
The findings by Southern California researchers of the Kaiser Group published as a preprint in MedRxiv posted 11th January 2022 highlight this. Their results showed a near tenfold reduction in deaths with the Omnicom variant. The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2...
The Health Risks of Swimming in Britain’s Rivers
Swimming in Britain's Rivers: The Health Risks The Telegraph January 2022 Dr Catrin Bevan speaks to The Telegraph about pollution in UK rivers and lakes and the potential health risks to look out for. Polluted river waters, containing sewage and chemicals, can cause...
Annual Health Screening 2022
Annual Health Screening It’s the start of the New Year and a good time as any to become more mindful about your physical and mental wellbeing. It is a great time for a health check to evaluate your current health status and make any life changes you may need to make...
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
cervical cancer awareness Month January 2022January is cervical cancer awareness month represented by teal and white cancer ribbons. Symptoms of cervical cancer usually present as abnormal vaginal bleeding. This can be bleeding in between periods, after intercourse or...
