Not just what you eat but when you eat
Not just what you eat but when you eat influences body weight. Some of the recent science relating to this topic are being explored on 12th November,...
Tag: RSM
Dame Stephanie Shirley: in praise of the RSM
Dame Stephanie Shirley, CH, thinks the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) has been well worth joining. Some years ago, I was invited to dine at a...
Spotlight on knife crime
The current epidemic of knife crime in the UK raises a number of issues surrounding causation, prevention, and from a medical point of view, dealing...
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...
The human microbiome at the RSM
Human beings are each colonised by trillions of bacteria living on surfaces such as the skin, the genitorurinary tract and the gut. Every individual has...
Alternative ways to manage long-term pain
When managing long-term pain in the pain clinic, we rely on all our skills as doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists and so on. We use our...
Dr Huda Taha: the end of HIV debate
Dr Taha Huda, a member of the Royal Society of Medicine's sexuality and sexual health council, was one of the speakers against the motion at...
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 discrimination faced by people living...
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 of the human/animal relationship. 'We...
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 not been quantified, which makes...
