Patrick O Brien

Patrick O’Brien is a consultant obstetrician at University College Hospital and spokesperson for the Royal College of Obstetricians

Beating the clock – inducing labour

Cancer, Innovation, Women's Health
Can Thermal Imaging Detect Breast Cancer?
If Bal Gill had not chosen to visit the Camera Obscura and World of Illusions at Edinburgh’s Royal Mile earlier this year, there’s a good chance she would be facing …
Cancer
And Life Goes On
It is a while since I have written a blog. My disease has been stable for just over a year now and I have focused on living life as normally …
Neurology
Ayahuasca Compound Changes Brainwaves to vivid “Waking …
Scientists have peered inside the brain to show how taking DMT affects human consciousness by significantly altering the brain’s electrical activity. DMT (or dimethyltryptamine) is one of the main psychoactive …
Paediatrics, Pregnancy, Women's Health
High-Fat Maternal Diet Can Cause Brain Damage …
A study team at MedUni Vienna’s Center for Brain Research has found that high-fat maternal diets can cause life-long changes in the brain of the unborn offspring. When a pregnant …
Heart & Lung, Innovation
Bionic Pacemaker Slows Progression of Heart Failure
Using brain circuits made in silicon, scientists have alleviated symptoms of heart failure by reinstating the body’s natural heart rhythm. This study published in The Journal of Physiology holds great …