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Unlocking better reflux diagnostics with Peptest®
BIOHIT HealthCare recently hosted a fascinating webinar on Peptest, its innovative, non-invasive saliva-based test that is redefining reflux diagnosis. Led by Andrew Woodcock, Chief Scientific Officer at RD Biomed, the comprehensive session explored the science behind Peptest, from its early...Share your perspective on improving reflux care pathways
BIOHIT HealthCare recently brought together leading ENT specialists and speech and language therapy professionals for a roundtable discussion on the complexities of diagnosing laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) and extraoesophageal reflux. Key themes included the lack of consensus around LPR as a...
How do you actually get therapists to do the therapy you need them to?
Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder that affects approximately a third of people who have a stroke and for which speech and language therapy is the main treatment. However, there are known gaps between evidence-based recommendations and the delivery of...What’s the appetite for clinical risk?
The first Professor and Chair of Medical Professionalism at RCSI and BSHS, Dubhfeasa Slattery provides an overview of how a desire for better healthcare at all levels can be harnessed and nourished, leading to a potential life-long interest in reducing...What I look for at a conference (and why you should go to BACO 2023)
Professor Claire Hopkins has attended more than her fair share of international meetings, and she shares her top tips. COVID has changed the face of medical education forever – who would have thought only a few years ago that we...Long-term outcomes of children and young people with cochlear implants
Introduction Profound childhood hearing loss has a huge impact on early communication skills, the acquisition of spoken language, and hence on educational attainments and employment prospects. Over the centuries, educators of the deaf attempted to overcome the challenge by using...
‘What was I talking about?’ Memory and discourse in language impairment
This article discusses the function of the three theoretical components of working memory and their influence on discourse (the phonological assembly, the visuo-spatial sketchpad and the episodic buffer). The authors emphasise that the buffer is the key conceptual component responsible...
Parental role in childhood speech disorder intervention
Several studies have indicated that parents play an effective role in the management of early communication disorders like stuttering and language delay in children, especially when they are supported by clinicians. This comprehensive review attempted to study published literature regarding...
Speedy speedy: people with MND chew faster but speak slower
Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a progressive neurological condition that affects motor neurons in the brain, brainstem and spinal cord, affecting the control of skeletal muscles for speech, chewing and swallowing. There are two variants of MND, with symptoms typically...
Falls and ASL users
A mixed-method pilot study was carried out to assess the cognitive load of sign language among users and, consequently, the possible risk of injurious falls. The study specifically investigated the possible risk of falls due to the simultaneous activity of...
