High blood pressure cure?
The discovery of an area in the throat the size of a grain of rice that controls blood pressure could lead to a new treatment for hypertension within three years. It will target the carotid body, a sm ...
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Eminent professor has blasted “appalling” care of his father at Broadford Hospital
An eminent professor of economics has blasted the “appalling” care of his 92-year-old father at a Highland hospital – saying his dad was failed because he was deemed too old. Profess ...
Threat to the NHS
As one of those born just before the NHS was founded, I am passionately dedicated to its future provision. I have just read the article in June MT “Can we afford our NHS?”. I am constantly surprised t ...
How a nurse’s role has developed over the years
Like no other profession, medical or otherwise, nursing is undergoing dramatic changes. This in itself is nothing new. In fact, the role of a nurse has been constantly evolving since the days of Flore ...