The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow’s HOPE Foundation has announced its first round of funding, awarding seven grants to a variety of organisations. The projects supported by these grants range from work in Glasgow to support homeless people to funding a doctor to provide healthcare in Amazonian Peru. The seven successful organisations […]
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New blood tests for TB could accelerate diagnosis and save the NHS money, according to new research. Rapid blood tests used by the NHS are unable to rule out tuberculosis (TB) and should be replaced with a new, more accurate test, a study has found. In the largest study to date of rapid TB tests […]
Meet the finalist | Dr Jonathan Evans RSM Coloproctology Section Presentation title: The Nrf2 inhibitor Brusatol is a potent antitumour agent, and enhances irinotecan cytotoxicity, in an orthotopic mouse model of colorectal cancer. Focus on colorectal cancer Currently a specialist trainee in general surgery, with a sub-specialty interest in colorectal, Dr Jonathan Evans studied medicine at the University of Liverpool. […]
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Meet the Finalist | Dr Egho Ireo RSM Digital Health Section Presentation title: The Yo-band and Yo-bot: Wearable technology for managing mental health. Training update After studying medicine at the University of Bristol, Dr Egho Ireo is currently taking a year out of training between the foundation programme and specialty training. During this time she […]
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On Thursday 17 January five young doctors will compete for the coveted title of Wesleyan RSM trainee of the year. Meet the finalist | Dr Katie Samuel RSM Orthopaedics Section Presentation title: National practice of midstream urine testing preoperatively for elective orthopaedics – Is it worth the resources? A career with a breadth of skills Anaesthesia is […]
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Patients with common conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and ulcerative colitis are being switched to new medicines without receiving the support they need to understand any changes, or to monitor and manage side effects or other adverse consequences, a report by the Patients Association has found. The report raises clear concerns about patients’ experiences […]
Christmas is rapidly approaching and an abundance of compelling newly published books to choose from. From ‘A Listening Doctor’ by Jeremy Bendy, a moving memoir by a renowned physician and pioneer of modern diabetes treatment examining the caprices of human nature to Virago’s beautiful Centenary edition of Vera Brittain’s ‘Testament of Youth’, still the best […]
Myriam Abdel Basit is an Irish cultural mediator who has spent seven months with MSF in Lesbos in Greece this year. Working alongside a psychologist, she met countless displaced children in Moria camp, which houses more than 7,500 refugees in a space meant for 3,100. After fleeing violence, war, persecution or poverty, people crossed the […]
Hospitals across the UK need a staggering 6,000 blood donations every day. However, in order to meet this demand, an additional 190,000 new donors are needed every year. Yet figures show almost half of blood donors are over the age of 45 and 81% of 18-24 year olds have never given blood. There are many […]
The BBC2 series, Babies – Their Wonderful World, which airs for the next few weeks, draws on a wealth of recent and historical evidence to examine key developmental milestones in the first two years of life. We’ll look at exactly what happens when a young child has a tantrum from the first physiological response to […]