Doctors follow norms
"Prescribing etiquette" shapes antibiotic use in hospitals
Doctors are influenced by "prescribing etiquette" when deciding whether to give a patient antibiotics, according to new research.
Stories written by Samuel Wong
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Festival sounds
Podcast: heights and sounds from the Imperial Festival
An electric motorbike, an intelligent knife, and a trip up the Queen's Tower feature in a special edition of the Imperial Podcast.
New model for healthcare
Good progress for integrated care pilot
A report evaluating a new scheme designed to deliver more integrated care to patients in North West London has been published today.
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BREAST CANCER PREVENTION
Why did Angelina Jolie have a double mastectomy?
Professor Justin Stebbing spoke to BBC Coventry and Warwickshire about why some women choose to have surgery to prevent breast cancer.
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Blood vessels stiffen
Body fat hardens arteries after middle age
Having too much body fat makes arteries become stiff after middle age, a new study has revealed.
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Microbes' messengers
Receptor proteins could hold clues to antibiotic resistance in MRSA
Scientists at Imperial have identified four new proteins that act as receptors for an essential signalling molecule in bacteria such as MRSA.
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Outbreak Q&A
H7N9 bird flu questions answered
What is known about the new strain of influenza emerging in China, and how concerned should we be?
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Get an earful
Imperial Podcast: diabetes news, festival preview, and women in space
Our latest podcast features a look ahead at the Imperial Festival, where robotic grasshoppers and a plasma globe will be among the many exhibits.
HELPING HEARTS
New gene therapy could treat devastating heart failure
Researchers at Imperial College London have begun the first UK clinical trials of a gene therapy for heart failure.
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100 MILLION TREATMENTS
Imperial group reaches milestone in tropical disease campaign
A charitable organisation based at Imperial has given out its 100 millionth treatment for a debilitating tropical disease.
