Three quarters of people who have taken antidepressants say they were helpful

75 per cent of a sample of nearly 20,000 people who have taken selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) report they found...

New antibody reduces tumour growth in treatment-resistant breast and ovarian cancers

A new type of antibody which stimulates the immune system to target cancer cells slows tumour growth, according to new research.

COMMENT: Syria integration deal with Kurds brings relief after days of bitter violence wracks war-torn country

Syria’s new government faces a precarious balancing act as it moves to integrate former militias, quell insurgencies, and...

How letters were kept secure for centuries before the invention of the modern envelope

For hundreds of years, if you wanted to send letters anywhere in the world, you would have to turn your letter into its own...

Former Paralympian builds brighter future for prosthetic limb users with King's

Britain’s former youngest Paralympian tested prototype prosthetic arms to create better designs

A bastion against the storm: How King's is helping steward Sierra Leone through the greatest threat to modern healthcare

This week is World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (18 November – 24 November 2024), a World Health Organisation initiative to raise public awareness...

Talking back: the power of digital avatars in psychosis therapy

AVATAR therapy has shown significant promise in reducing the frequency and impact of distressing voices for those with a...

Championing internationally trained nurses to address nursing workforce shortages

Registering with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) allows you to look for work as a nurse or midwife in the UK. However,...

Using remote health care consultations to shore up healthcare systems in sub-Saharan Africa during a pandemic

Early in the pandemic, health providers across the globe were very concerned about catching COVID from the patients that they...

Addressing the gap in person-centred assessment for people with dementia

In 2016, Dr Clare Ellis-Smith conducted a systematic review which identified that there was no person-centred outcome measure to...

Investing in the mental health of military personnel, veterans and their families

The King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR) is the main source of independent high-quality data on the mental health...

Friendship Bench: a community led approach to mental health care

The burden of mental illness is felt profoundly in communities who have less access to mental health support. In Zimbabwe, there...