Urology Awareness Month 2024

Urology Awareness Month 2024

By Hannah Kerfoot This September is Urology Awareness Month, an event which has been held since 2014 when the Urology Foundation established it to help people to understand more about urological conditions, as the incidence rate of these conditions was on the rise....
Big Butterfly Count Blog

Big Butterfly Count Blog

By Swetha Babu This Summer, the Big Butterfly Count ran from Friday the 12th of July 2024 until Sunday the 4th of August.  The Big Butterfly Count is a UK-wide survey aimed at helping to assess the health of the environment simply by counting the amount and type of...
World Patient Safety Day

World Patient Safety Day

By Dr Steph Jones Happy World Patient Safety Day! To celebrate this annual event Pharmora scientists and medics have been reflecting on how we have contributed to patient safety over the years. Highlights of our contributions include:  Risk management plans; ...
Prostate Cancer and Men’s Health 

Prostate Cancer and Men’s Health 

by Hannah Kerfoot  Men’s Health Week was back in June, where Pharmora provided an overview of health conditions affecting men, including prostate cancer. September is Urology Awareness month, which also had a theme championing Men’s health. In researching these men’s...
Schizophrenia: a personal view

Schizophrenia: a personal view

Dr Steph Jones CMO When I heard about schizophrenia awareness day I started to remember the patients I have met with this condition when I was working in the field of psychiatry. I strongly feel it is important for people to understand the true nature of this...
National Schizophrenia Awareness Day

National Schizophrenia Awareness Day

By Pasha Yuen and Hannah Kerfoot  National Schizophrenia Awareness Day takes place this year on the 25th of July in the UK. Schizophrenia is a condition often characterised by psychosis and, armed with the fact that more than two out of three people with psychosis in...