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.
Miss Scarlet & The Duke Episode 2 Recap: Pocketful Of Sunshine
Bernard Walsh
Every season, the Drama After Dark team gathers ‘round the (currently virtual) conference room table to watch the latest and greatest in British dramas. This month, our colleagues at MASTERPIECE delivered a deluge of new dramas, including Miss Scarlet & The Duke
, a feminist detective series set in Victorian London. I’m here to recap all the mysteries (and the romance) of the season as it happens (and we’re also covering the show on Drama After Dark!)
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Opening episode two with a lady in a billowy sneaking-around-cloak committing some light B&E with the aid of lockpicks? Perfection. Of course, the lady in question is none other than our pal Victoria Mars, who quickly makes her way into the office to do some desk rifling. A locked drawer is no match for our heroine, but just as she secures the bag of money she presumably came here for, a central casting Creepy British Child appears out of thi
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 of the body.