Paediatrics Category

Staying Safe on Sports Day

Heart & Lung, Lifestyle, Paediatrics
Staying Safe on Sports Day
It’s that time of year when schools the length and breadth of the country get ready to enjoy Sports Day. It’s a great day for the teachers organising it, the …
Ageing, Cancer, CPD, Heart & Lung, NHS
National plan needed for lung disease
Pulmonary rehabilitation is very effective at helping people with lung disease improve their quality of life. Multiple studies show that regular tailored exercise over a 6-8 week period can reduce …
Ageing, Medico-Legal, NHS, Palliative, Pharmacy/Drugs
Shocking findings of Bishop Jones’s review
It is deeply shocking to read the conclusions of Bishop James Jones’s review, that the lives of hundreds of people were cut short by one doctor’s inappropriate use of drugs. …
Events, Heart & Lung, Lifestyle, NHS
Football injuries
With World Cup fever firmly upon us, everyone is looking forward to watching the action on the pitch. Yet with UK Premier League Clubs spending recently £157m on wages for injured players and …
Global Reach, Mental Health, NHS, Out of Africa, Royal Society of Medicine
Migrants mental health at the RSM
When it comes to various psychiatric illnesses migrants suffer more from conditions including depression and anxiety than the indigenous population of the new country. But it is hard to generalise …