
Latest news — articles for March 2019


Dr Shang Shaho wins award for diabetes research
Congratulations to registrar Dr Shang Shaho, who won the Young Diabetologist and Endocrinologist Forum (YDEF) Poster Prize at the annual Diabetes UK conference in Liverpool earlier this month.

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care visits Whipps Cross to see the need for a new hospital
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care the Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP has seen first-hand the need to improve the estate at Whipps Cross Hospital at a visit this week.

Surgery using ultrasound energy found to treat high blood pressure
A one-off operation that targets the nerves connected to the kidney has been found to maintain reduced blood pressure in hypertension patients for at least six months.

First ever injectable HIV drug is a 'paradigm-shift' for patients
A new injectable HIV drug could mean that patients no longer have to medicate themselves on a daily basis.