Dog walking to ward off decline
Dog walking boosts levels of physical activity in old people and can ward off decline in later life, according to recent research published in the...
Menopause misery for millions
Millions of women are suffering menopause misery because simple steps are not being taken to alleviate common symptoms including panic attacks, palpitations, hot flashes, and...
Diaries of a First World War Nurse
Dorothea Crewdson, a Red Cross nurse, was given instructions to leave for northern France in 1915. She spent the next four years as a witness...
AF patients left at risk of stroke
Hundreds of patients with Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in the UK have been left at risk of suffering a life threatening AF-related stroke, thanks to NHS...
A spotlight on neglected hepatitis
On World Hepatitis Day, Dr Philippa Matthews, a Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Fellow, puts the spotlight on neglected viruses including hepatitis B and hepatitis C....
The short life of Charlie Gard
The short life of Charlie Gard seems now to be coming to an end. His parents have conceded that their son can spend his final...
NHS doctor shortages – Obs & Gynae
This week, figures released showed that the NHS faces an 'unprecedented workforce crisis' with NHS doctor shortages, as vacancies rise 10 per cent in the...
RSM Ellison-Cliffe Travelling Fellowship 2016 – an update
Neurology trainee Dr Smriti Agarwal, awarded an Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) Ellison-Cliffe Travelling Fellowship in December 2016, has recently moved to Sydney, Australia for...
Tragic Charlie Gard
The news has just emerged that Charlie Gard's parents have given up their legal fight to take Charlie to the United States for experimental treatment....
What’s in a smile?
What's in a smile? ‘Smiling uses between 12 and 26 different muscles in the face which pull the skin into a variety of furrow and...
