Expert Comment
Associate Professor in Trauma and Orthopaedics, Peter Wall, on 'Robot-led surgery' report
"Robotic technology has the potential to ensure reproducible and precise surgical techniques not previously possible; which may improve outcomes for patients."
Assistant Prof Raquel Nunes on Cerberus heatwave and human health
"It’s only getting hotter. The increased incidence of heatwaves is happening now – not forecast for a few years’ time. So governments looking to mitigate against climate change need to also be dealing adapting to living with higher temperatures in order to protect lives."
Pregnant women a priority risk group for Covid-19 vaccination: expert comment
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has announced that pregnant women should be regarded as a clinical risk group and prioritised for vaccination against Covid-19. Dr Sarah Hillman of Warwick Medical School comments on why it's so important that pregnant women get vaccinated.
UK flour to be fortified with folic acid: Warwick Medical School expert comments
The UK Government has announced that folic acid is to be added to flour in the UK to help prevent neural tube defects in pregnancy. Professor Ponnusamy Saravanan of Warwick Medical School comments on what the current research on folic acid supplementation tells us.
A year on from organ donation law change in England: Dr Greg Moorlock comments
As we pass a year since legislation was introduced in England for the 'opt-out' system for organ donation, and reports that 296 people have donated their organs this way, Dr Greg Moorlock from Warwick Medical School comments on the impact it has had.