1. Why this year’s bivalent Covid-19 booster vaccines offer improved protection

    Professor Robin Shattock, the head of mucosal infection and immunity within the department of medicine at Imperial College London and one of the first researchers to work on Covid-19 vaccines, explains the benefits of the latest bivalent booster…

  2. A day in the life of … Scott O’Brien, modern matron for children’s intensive care

    With a fundraising appeal underway to raise money for an extensive refurbishment of St Mary’s Children’s Intensive Care Unit, Scott O’Brien, modern matron, tells us about what it’s like to work there.

  3. New research shows possible Covid-19 link to increase in type 1 diabetes in children

    A new study suggests there could be a possible link between Covid-19 and the development of type 1 diabetes in children.

  4. Web chat: Bowel cancer awareness with Dr John P Martin 22 April

    Web chat: Bowel cancer awareness with Dr John P Martin 22 April

  5. Tackling female genital mutilation through practical partnerships

    Female genital mutilation (or FGM) is a serious global issue that causes long-term health problems for a number of women in our local community. In this blog post, Juliet Albert, specialist FGM midwife at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust,…

  6. New machine learning tool can help predict patients most at risk of developing Covid-19 in hospital

    Researchers have created an AI tool that can help identify patients most at risk of developing Covid-19 while in hospital.

  7. More Smiles Appeal breaks new ground on first anniversary

    Work to help the children’s intensive care unit at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington save even more young patients’ lives has started - a year after a charity appeal to renovate and expand the facility was launched.

  8. More Smiles Appeal reaches £1 million

    The ‘St Mary’s Hospital More Smiles Appeal’ has reached £1 million – 50 per cent of its fundraising target – thanks to the generous support of the public.

  9. “Ovarian cancer – previously known as the silent killer – is not so silent anymore”: Meet Professor Christina Fotopoulou

    Professor Christina Fotopoulou is a gynaecological oncology surgeon at Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital and a leader in the field of ovarian cancer. Here, she discusses the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer and how both have evolved…

  10. The Fleming Centre: Driving the fight against antimicrobial resistance

    Professor Ara Darzi, Chair of The Fleming Centre Initiative, writes about the pivotal role this centre will play in the fight against AMR and the far-reaching impact it promises to deliver. 

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