The truth behind health tourism
“Doctors are not border patrol,” Dr Paquita de Zulueta stresses, “nor are we the Home Office." Such distinctions - no matter…
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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…
What killed the residents of the Grenfell Tower?
What killed so many of the residents of the Grenfell Tower? In the weeks after the tragedy in London, it’s becoming…
Boosting empathy-based medicine
Technology should be used to boost empathy-based medicine, according to a new paper published in the Journal of the Royal…
Guiding surgeons in the dark
Surgeons often operate in the dark. They have a limited view of the surface of the organ, and can typically…
Music therapy in clinical settings
Music therapy is not widely known amongst healthcare professionals but it is widely used in clinical settings, often alongside conventional…
Cancer – a story that concerns every one of us
One in every two people is going to get cancer in the UK so it’s a story that concerns every…
Reforming our Mental Health Act
The Mental Health Act is not perfect. Since 1959, when it first came into being, it has been gradually reformed…
Creating opportunities for rural Scots to study medicine
The first students have been accepted to a new course that gives the most promising secondary pupils from rural areas…
Self-monitoring to reduce risk of AF-related stroke
AF or ‘atrial fibrillation’ is the most common heart rhythm disorder, and is a leading cause of AF-related stroke. AF…