AN OUTBREAK of encephalomyelitis in the Royal Free Hospital Group, London, in 1955.

An outbreak of encephalomyelitis in the Royal Free Hospital Group , London , in 1955 NIGEL DEAN

Introduction In October, 1957, the Medical Staff of the Royal Free Hospital reported in the British Medical Journal an outbreak of an illness amongst the hospital staff in 1955. Between 13 July of that year and 24 November, 292 members of the medical, nursing, auxiliary medical, ancillary, and administrative staff were affected by the illness and, of these, 255 patients were admitted to hospita...

Effect of Feeding Quickly Degradable Nitrogen on the Development of Ovarian Follicles in Lactating Dairy Cows

The objective of this study was to examine the effect of an excess intake of quickly degradable nitrogen (QDN) on ovarian follicle development. Twenty lactating dairy cows were fed mixed silage and concentrates twice daily. The control diet was a typical ration for high producing dairy cows in the United Kingdom (crude protein (CP)=17.5%; metabolizable energy (ME)=11.8 MJ/kg DM). The cows were ...

Re-organising Junior Doctors During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Single Centre Experience in the United Kingdom

Physiological distribution and range of normal SUVmax values of 18F-Choline PET/CT

Introduction: 18F-Choline PET-CT is an increasingly used technique in patients with prostate cancer. The main indication is to localise the disease in patients with biochemical recurrence. To accurately interpret 18F-Choline PET, knowledge of normal tracer distribution is paramount. The aim of this study was to describe the normal distribution pattern of 18F-Cho...

Providing Safe and Effective Surgical Care During the COVID-19 Outbreak in the UK – Changing Strategies