Junior Doctors Category

Opinions, opportunities and news affecting junior doctors.

Dame Stephanie Shirley: in praise of the RSM

Mental Health
The best mental health advice quotes
What’s the best mental health advice you’ve been given? YoungMinds Activists Quotes. Failing at things builds resilience, perseverance and ambition. Here’s why you should celebrate your failures; especially if recent …
Cancer
Skin cancer bigger killer in Britain than …
Latest figures reveal more people in Britain are losing their lives to skin cancer than in Australia – with Brits being encouraged to pay more attention to changes in their …
All Creatures
Communal dog bowls – yum or yuck?
The dog bowls have become a regular sight on the high street and in parks. You often spot them outside cafes, put there so that when you stop for a …
Cancer, Infection/Disease
Asbestos and your health
Asbestos was once hailed as a miracle material that was resistant to heat, chemicals and water. Although it was banned in the UK in 1999, it is still found in …
Global Reach, Infection/Disease, Out of Africa, Pharmacy/Drugs
Ebola outbreak in the DRC
As more cases of Ebola are confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, two British experts comment on what is happening and how the virus may be contained. Dr Nicolas …