Jan 20

Jan 20 Lightning Learning: Yellow Card Scheme

The Yellow Card Scheme is used to report defective, counterfeit or side effects of medicines, vaccines and other blood products. It can also be used to report adverse incidents with medical devices.

Sep 2

Sep 2 Lightning Learning: Hard Pill to Swallow?

Carl van Heyningen

Lightning Learning

Many parents know that swallowing pills can be a real nightmare for some children. Hence, this is a skill that must be taught calmly and playfully to kids.

Jul 29

Jul 29 Lightning Learning: Rubella (aka German Measles)

Sarah Edwards

Lightning Learning

In the first six months of 2019 there have been 27,040 reported cases of Rubella worldwide, which is almost a 50% increase over the entirety of 2018.

Jul 22

Jul 22 Lightning Learning: Mumps

Sarah Edwards

Lightning Learning

Mumps is a contagious viral infection most recognisable by the painful swellings at the side of the face under the ears, giving a person a distinctive "hamster face" appearance.