No cash, no care
No cash, no care is the reality for many patients in many countries around the world and it is harming…
Global Reach
Intimate moment in the Himalayas
Ruth Taylor lived and worked in the foothills of the Himalayas during the decade of the nineties. Based at Woodstock…
RITA the caring robot
RITA is a digital robot – an avatar that appears on a phone or tablet screen and can interact with…
World AIDS Day – a global view of HIV infection
Today, on World AIDS Day, Dr Huda Taha, consultant HIV physician and member of the RSM's Sexuality and Sexual Health…
Africa on the rise: mental health
On December 7th at the Africa Centre in Southwark, Ekua Haizel will be hosting their 4th edition of Africa on…
Healthcare for expats in the OECD and beyond
An overview of the healthcare systems in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries (OECD) and elsewhere. While money, career…
Sightsavers – protect your eyes from the sun
One in four people reveal they never or rarely protect their eyes from the sun, despite 83 per cent saying…
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…
Then and now – your bones
Today three million woman in the UK are diagnosed with so-called brittle bone disease, but back in the 1960s, it…
Water treatment could be damaging DNA
Water treatment is vital to maintain human health but a method widely used in developing countries could be damaging the…