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Professor Richard White, world authority on kidney disease in children – obituary He carried out the first paediatric biopsy in Europe in 1959 and helped to transform renal treatment for young people Richard White: he was noted for his carefulness and attention to detail Professor Richard White, who has died aged 94, was a paediatrician who improved the care of children with kidney disease. In the 1950s he became interested in diseases of the kidney in children. These often manifest as nephrotic syndrome, in which the kidneys leak protein, resulting in low blood levels of albumen; there is severe whole-body swelling due to fluid retention. Though this was first described as Bright’s Disease in 1820 there was still a dearth of information to accurately diagnose it. ....
Professor Peter Dunn, paediatrician who improved the care of newborn babies – obituary He developed standards of care which improved survival rates and was one of the first to use CPAP for babies in respiratory distress Peter Dunn Credit: Wellcome Library, London Professor Peter Dunn, who has died at the age of 92, was a paediatrician whose work contributed greatly to survival rates of newborn babies and was a driving force in establishing regional networks of care; in 1950, 40 of every 1000 babies born alive died within seven days. Today it is eight. Peter Dunn was born on June 23 1929 in Birmingham. His father, an orthopaedic surgeon, died when he was 10; his mother was an ex- VAD nurse. After Marlborough and undergraduate studies in St John’s College, Cambridge, Peter took the unusual step of moving to Birmingham for his clinical studies. ....
Examining the Evidence: Can COVID-19 Affect Fertility? Can It Affect the Fetus? Appeared in BioNews 1077 While the COVID-19 pandemic has been sweeping through the world, people have tried to carry on with their lives as much as possible. For many people this includes expanding their families, or undergoing fertility treatment. The second session at the Progress Educational Trust conference Fertility, Genomics and COVID-19 , chaired by Fiona Fox, chief executive of the Science Media Centre, cast an expert look at whether COVID-19 affects fertility, and the health of a developing fetus. The first speaker was Allan Pacey, professor of andrology at the University of Sheffield. He outlined what he considered to be a plausible hypothesis of how COVID-19 might impact male fertility. The virus responsible for the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, enters human cells through a structure known as the ACE2 receptor. ACE2 receptors are concentrated in certain cell types, tissues, and organs o ....