Treating people at sea
Sarah is a doctor working on the MV Aquarius, a search and rescue vessel in the Mediterranean Sea. She shares her experience... “Full body aches”...
Left is best?
Does it matter if you write with your left hand, your right or use both interchangeably? Not really if your handwriting is legible, but it is...
Vitamin A and pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most common type of pancreatic cancer and very aggressive. As one of the stiffest human tumours, PDAC is characterised...
Stained By A Snowflake
Snowflakes have been described as ‘tiny miracles of beauty’. Wilson Alwyn “Snowflake” Bentley photographed more than 5000 in his lifetime, showing their intricate, individual form....
Boost your metabolism
Everyone is born with a unique metabolism and some people have a higher metabolic rate than others. This is because metabolism is based on a complex interaction...
Is there wine in the Congo?
Sarah is about to start her first assignment for MSF, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She blogs about why she decided to sign up,...
While it is yet Day: The Story of Elizabeth Fry
Rebecca Wallersteiner takes a look at the 19th century’s greatest prison and nursing reformer Elizabeth Fry – the sober face on our fivers. Only three...
Pioneering mobile health (mHealth) in Africa: a nurses perspective from Malawi
If you visit Malawi, in south-east Africa, you will find a warm, sunny climate and a welcoming, friendly people who are largely based in rural...
Why Hepatitis B Isn’t On Its Way Out (Yet)
Is hepatitis B infection a problem that will gradually fizzle out over time? On initial reflection, it is easy to think it might be. We...
To Repel is to Protect
Four years ago working in Timor Leste, I experienced the devastating effects of dengue fever and malaria on families in a resource-poor environment. Waving mosquitos...
