I didn’t know what to expect when I was asked to attend the “black women and fibroids” seminar. What I got was an evening with a group of empowered women […]
Students
Sarah Welsh: Academic shortage threatens medical education and research
The pressures upon medical academia mean that our medical education and research is under great threat. This is down to the new Health and Social Care Bill, changes to university […]
Guy Rughani: A waist of money?
“Cash for blubber” is how the Twitter community have dubbed the UK government’s latest bid to tackle obesity. As revealed in the Sunday Telegraph, plans have been made to pay […]
Tiago Villanueva: Medical students should be guaranteed a job on leaving medical school
I’ve recently read with great interest the “for” and “against” debate in BMJ Careers on whether doctors should have a guaranteed job upon qualifying from medical school. It sounds reasonable […]
Sarah Welsh: Becoming a centenarian
How long do you expect to live… 70? 80? Maybe even 90? Many consider being around in your 80s is an impressive feat. Yet, new figures suggest as many as […]
Sarah Welsh: How much exercise is too much?
Tomatoes are good for you, right? They are filled with antioxidants, good for the heart, and associated with decreased risk of cancer. Likewise, exercise is good for you. It improves […]
Peter Labib and Jeremy Jordan: Conducting research in developing countries can be as challenging as climbing Everest
The elective is the highlight of a medical student’s time at medical school. As keen trekkers, we decided to conduct a project in Nepal on the effects of altitude on […]
Guna Reddy-Kolanu: Cultural problems with the “bare below the elbows” policy
The NHS should, as its name suggests, be a service which caters to the health of the nation. Britain, as a nation, has a rich and deeply international history. With the […]
Jonny Martell: Is love a drug?
Like most things related to sex, “This House believes that Female Sexual Arousal Disorder is a fabrication,” proved a popular motion for the 41st Maudsley Debate at the Institute of […]
Athalia Pyzer: “Allergic to anything?”
5 November 2013: This blog has been removed. […]