Can you tell me a little about your own background? I was first introduced to the Eye Hospital of St John by my grandfather in 1985, who was a colleague and friend of the Hospitaller at the time, Sir Steven Miller. The Order accepted my student elective application and I spent a month in Jerusalem […]
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Doctors spend a lot of time on their smartphones and tablets, not just to talk to colleagues, but to look up drug reference data bases, and check e-mails. But should these essential communication tools carry a health warning? It is a question that has remained unanswered for over a decade as scientists dispute findings and argue about […]
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We have discovered and developed a new anti-viral drug (SNG001) that could potentially help reduce the number of hospital admissions for asthma, bronchitis and emphysema as well as potentially reduce deaths in these patients triggered by respiratory viruses such as the common cold or influenza. Our company Synairgen, founded by Professors at the University of Southampton to […]
No one can doubt that there is an epidemic of loneliness among older people in the UK. The most senior acute care doctor in England, Professor Keith Willett, recently warned that the issue needs to be addressed urgently. Professor Willett told a reporter from the Guardian newspaper that doing nothing would result in hospitals being […]
Maya Fiennes is a well respected Kundalini yoga practitioner and instructor, based in Los Angeles. Trained as a classical pianist, Maya first found Kundalini Yoga when she was looking for something to help calm her pre-performance nerves. She tried other forms of Yoga, but it was Kundalini Yoga that gave her the key to relaxing […]
SHO medic Omar Hafeez-Bore is director/producer and founder of Short Sharp Productions. His honest, chatty one minute films capture the thoughts and opinions of young UK doctors and nurses. [youtube id=”w50L-UyocAA” width=”750″ height=”422″ position=”left”] More on Short Sharp Scratch Productions from founder Omar Hafeez-Bore To know about Short Sharp Scratch Productions, you first have to […]
There is an assumption that someone who exercises regularly, indeed visits the gym four times a week, will have a healthy diet and not drink alcohol to excess. However, this is not always the case. Research we have carried out at Alcohol Concern showed that more than a quarter of people drinking at levels which […]
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I’m only 21 and having children is the last thing on my priority list. But lately, I’ve been forced to think about this issue more than I would really like to. As a woman who is keen to go to medical school when I finish my Biochemistry degree at Oxford, I would rather concentrate on […]
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A pharmacologist’s view of progress in gastrointestinal medicine over the past 30 years. As a pharmacologist working in the Pharmaceutical industry for over thirty years, I have been witness to some key developments, particularly in the field of gastrointestinal (GI) medicine. In this article I would like to highlight the changes that have occurred both […]
Depression affects around one in seven people during the course of their lifetime and is twice as common in women than men. ‘The reasons are not entirely understood but it could be because of biological factors, social pressures or simply because women are more likely to seek help for the condition,’ says Sam Challis, spokesperson […]