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Vascular Awareness Month: dispelling myths and promoting prevention
Posted: 16/09/2024
September is Vascular Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing public understanding of vascular health, identifying risk factors, and emphasising the importance of preventative measures. In this article, senior associate Lyndsey Skibinski interviews Mr Coleridge-Smith, a consultant vascular surgeon and president of the British......>>
Gynaecological conditions: could it be endometriosis?
Posted: 28/03/2024
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. Sadly, the average diagnosis time for the condition has increased to around eight years and 10 months. It is with that in mind that Emma Cox, CEO of Endometriosis UK, wants to raise awareness of its symptoms, to make more people question ‘could it be endometriosis?’ Endometriosis and other......>>
Lines drawn in secondary victim claims linked to medical negligence following Supreme Court review
Posted: 12/01/2024
There are many claimants who have suffered psychiatric injury as a consequence of witnessing the horrifying death or injury of a loved one. Such claimants are not the primary victims of negligence but are known as ‘secondary victims’. The starting position in law is that a person (who is not the primary victim of negligence) cannot pursue compensation......>>
Below the belt podcast: breaking the taboo on bladder cancer with Professor John Kelly
Posted: 26/05/2023
More than 10,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with bladder cancer each year. Any cancer diagnosis is overwhelming and bladder cancer particularly so because, as a ‘below the belt’ cancer, there is often a taboo associated with it.
Sinusitis and empyema – a rare but life-threatening condition
Posted: 22/05/2023
As Brain Injury Awareness Week (16-22 May) draws to a close for this year, we have reflected on cases in which our clinical negligence team has acted for patients who have suffered complications of acute sinusitis. Sinusitis is a relatively common condition involving the inflammation of the lining of the sinuses and generally causes......>>
Deep vein thrombosis and post-thrombotic syndrome
Posted: 12/05/2023
A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) causes a blockage in one of the deep veins in the leg, affecting blood flow back up to the heart and the rest of the body. It is a medical emergency and requires urgent medical attention. A DVT can be either ‘provoked’ or ‘unprovoked’. A ‘provoked’ DVT is associated with a transient risk factor such as a significant......>>

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