Pride in Research: The legacy of erasure and the future of LGBT+ inclusive trials
Note: this author uses the term ‘queer’ to refer to both: people who did not have terms like ‘LGBT+’ during their lives; and as an […]
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Will remote consultations help us to achieve earlier diagnosis of cancer?
This post was written by Rosie Brade, Senior Account Manager at MHP Communications. Rosie has previously written about her experience with vaccine hesitancy, available to […]
Supporting women through a cancer diagnosis: an interview with Rachel Baker
This interview was conducted by Maddie Baker, a postgraduate student at City University studying MA International Journalism. Rachel Baker became the first Macmillan funded Clinical […]
Feel It On The First: An interview with breast cancer previvor and survivor Gila Pfeffer
Gila Pfeffer is a Jewish American writer and humourist currently living in the UK with her husband and four teenage children. Gila is a 13-year […]
Health data will pave the route to patient empowerment – so long as it is conducted and managed in an ethical way
This post was written by 67Health in partnership with Data Saves Lives. 67Health is a healthcare communications agency. Data Saves Lives is a multi-stakeholder initiative with […]
“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”
So said Winston Churchill in November 1942. He was of course talking about the Second World War. Today I am thinking about cancer. The launch […]
The Legacy of Henrietta Lacks
Earlier this month, the 1st of August 2021, marked the 101st birthday of Henrietta Lacks. While she died in 1951 of cervical cancer, her life […]
Is access to harm-reduction a human right? How the tobacco industry is still a colonial structure in post-colonial times
In this post, Georgia Mannion-Krase (@GeorgiaMKrase) updates us on events at the E-Cigarette (EC) Summit held virtually on the 3-4th of December 2020. In low- and middle-income […]
The Vape Debate: Sticks and stones may break your bones but inflammatory terminology will cause more harm in the long run
In this post, Georgia Mannion-Krase (@GeorgiaMKrase) updates us on events at the E-Cigarette (EC) Summit held virtually on the 3-4th of December 2020. “Needles are not […]
The Vape Debate: Are critiques of flavours just (tobacco-less) smoke and mirrors?
In this post, Georgia Mannion-Krase (@GeorgiaMKrase) updates us on events at the E-Cigarette (EC) Summit held virtually on the 3-4th of December 2020. A year on […]