HIV stigma – the end is nowhere in sight
Dr Yusef Azad spoke compellingly at the Hippocratic Post debate, the end of HIV?, on the issues of stigma and…
Royal Society of Medicine
People need pets: how dogs can help children read
Dr Emma Vardy is speaking today at the Royal Society of Medicine’s meeting, People ‘need’ pets: exploring the psycho-social benefits…
Empathy makes you a better doctor
It’s just common sense that doctors who have empathy make better doctors. However, until now, the benefit to patients has…
Medicine and Me – Your Mental Health
The RSM's meeting, Medicine and Me - Your Mental Health, which took place over the weekend in London, was really…
Successful Ageing
Many more people are living longer in the UK, which is great news, but also means we have to look…
My incurable lung cancer by PHE director
I'm happy to be open about the fact that I have incurable lung cancer and I'm also the medical director…
Cathie Pilkington RA at the Royal Society of Medicine
Earlier this week Professor Cathie Pilkington RA delivered the Royal Society of Medicine’s 2018 annual arts, society and medicine lecture…
Recent developments in digital health
Everyone is talking about digital health, but what sorts of things does it include? Telemedicine is the real time interactions…
The rising tide of violent trauma in A&E
In London we have seen in A&E centres a 30% increase in penetrating violent trauma and 75% increase in firearms…
Preventing domestic violence
Some of the most terrible facial injuries I have ever had to deal with have been due to domestic violence.…