Tag: public health
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Bevacizumab – A useful treatment for Colorectal Cancer in combination with chemotherapy
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer globally (World Health Organisation, 2026). It is more common in the male population, and the risk increases with age. It is estimated that 35, 000 people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer in England annually (National Institute for Health Care and Excellence, 2025). The National Health Service bowel…
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An insight to the then COVID-19 pandemic and now
Article by Hafsa and Najib 17th April 2020 Article updated by Dr Hafsa Waseela Abbas 6th August 2025 World Health Organisation: What is COVID-19? Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 virus). It initially began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and became an international emergency…