As NICE announces it will review current treatment guidelines for those with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), a disturbing new film ‘Unrest’ shines a light into the lives of patients around the world. American Jen Brea was a Harvard Ph.D. student leading a seemingly charmed life until she was struck down by a mysterious fever that left […]
Responding to the budget statement, Dr Taj Hassan, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine welcomes extra funding for the NHS but says the service needs much more. ‘The Chancellor’s announcement of £2.8bn extra funding over the next two years for the NHS in England is very welcome indeed, but still a long way […]
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Increased tax on new diesel vehicles is a welcome move, but there is still much more to be done to tackle the air pollution crisis, writes Dr Penny Woods, Chief Executive, British Lung Foundation. ‘Unlike the smoky pollution of the past, today’s toxic air is an invisible killer. The air may look cleaner now, but a cocktail of […]
I’ve always advocated that people should be open about their HIV status, not least because it helps them access the support and help they may need, but also because it allows everyone else to see what it means to live with HIV today. Since my diagnosis, I have become a stronger person and I’ve paid […]
Today, five young doctors will compete for the coveted title of Wesleyan RSM Trainee of the Year 2017. Marking the culmination of the Royal Society of Medicine’s 2016/17 prize programme for trainee doctors, the awards evening will celebrate the very best of the RSM and its trainees. We will be awarding prizes to both oral […]
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The NHS complaints system is putting patients at risk and harming doctors’ mental health, according to a new study published in the journal BMJ Open. Researchers at Imperial College, London, have shown, for the first time, an association between the way complaints are handled and symptoms of anxiety, depression, and defensive medical practice in doctors. […]
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We are all born with an innate loving instinct, argued Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, but anger and hostility arise when the individuals need for love is unmet, frustrated, or hindered. That view has been tempered by modern understanding of the human genome that reveals there are specific genes that increase the risk of […]
On Thursday 23 November five young doctors will compete for the coveted title of Wesleyan RSM Trainee of the Year 2017. Marking the culmination of the Royal Society of Medicine’s 2016/17 prize programme for trainee doctors, the awards evening will celebrate the very best of the RSM and its trainees. We will be awarding prizes […]
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Paediatrics is heading into its busiest time of the year where GPs, Emergency Departments and Children’s Units will be seeing hundreds of children a day with respiratory symptoms including coughing, colds, and temperatures. Firstly coughs and colds in children are extremely common, and nine times out of 10 are caused by a self-limiting viral infection […]
On Thursday 23 November five young doctors will compete for the coveted title of Wesleyan RSM Trainee of the Year. Marking the culmination of the Royal Society of Medicine’s 2016/17 prize programme for trainee doctors, the awards evening will celebrate the very best of the RSM and its trainees. We will be awarding prizes to […]
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