Guildford Latest News (Surrey, England)

Malaria becomes resistant to treatment in Africa Malaria is a serious disease spread by mosquitoes. If it isn't diagnosed promptly, it can be fatal.

A new drug for the most severe depression is now available in the UK. Esketamine is a powerful drug delivered as a nasal spray (named Spravato). Depression is estimated to affect 3% of the population in the UK.

Firm fined £40,000 after failing to conduct health surveillance A civil engineering firm based in Wakefield has been fined after seven workers contracted Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) because of their work.

The silent plague of non-communicable diseases You may never heard of 'non-communicable diseases'. They're the biggest cause of death worldwide. The number of people they kill is growing every year.

How well lateral flow tests work has been the subject of great debate. This is because the tests can give very different results depending upon how they are used.

Dogs are more accurate at detecting COVID in humans than lateral flow tests

How the past year has affected business, and why utilising social media platforms is vital

Whilst the success of the vaccination programme and government measures are rightly making headlines, testing remains necessary to find cases in the community. Lateral flow tests have been freely available for some time.

New evidence proves flight socks reduce DVT risk Although travel may seem far away at the moment, evidence published about deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and long haul travel is still newsworthy. This is because deep vein thrombosis can be life-threatening.

Tribunal deems Sainsbury's employee dismissal wrong on health grounds

Specialist medical business Occupational Health Assessment Ltd has been invited to join SETsquared, a globally successful business incubator.

FootfallCam's people counting solutions combine hardware and software, with cameras providing visual intelligence that contributes to people management.

Specialist Dental is a Guildford dentist whose expert dental team have over 43 years of combined experience with further postgraduate training and continuous professional development.